15 JANUARY 1965, Page 25

SPECTATOR CROSSWORD No. 1153

ACROSS 1. Shelley's west wind Woke him from his summer dreams (13) 9. It's in dear old London, or is it? (9) 10. The French island stuff (5) II. About the lass, she has the quality of a queen (5)

12. Fancy additions making good order (9) 13. Grown, perhaps, by the salt of the earth? (3-4) 15. Got to the top (7) 17. There's miles between a medium pencil, then it's got a fault (7) 19. Its river is poetically flanked by

fields of barley and of rye (7) 21. countryman who might be more equal than others (3-6) 23. Sounds like .a cake to crown them all! (5) 24. Boredom results in one French mixture (5) 25. Repaired by the Red Cross knight's damsel, but open to improvement (9) 26. They are at home on Cape Cod (3, 10) DOWN 2. Interminable swamp (9) 3. What Horatius' rearward nents tried to do (5) 4. The letter of holy orders? (7) 5. The citizenship of a jackdaw (7) 6. The decorative order of the languorous islanders (9) 7. Back comes the artist with filial attachment, it's a flaming crime! (5) 8. Dined and bungled (6) 9. The game for wags (5) 14. Render inhuman (9) 16. Goliath's request to his out- fitters? (4, 5) 17. Take a good look, there's berere in the nursery! (2-4)

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18. No place to be seen in wearing a bowler! (7) 19. The city of the Bohemian Girl's dreams, perhaps (7)

20. 'Where'er you -, the blushing flowers shall rise' (Pope) (5)

22. A lyrical brunette is heard in spirit (5) 23. Lochinvar's was best (5) Solution next week

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