SPECTATOR CROSSWORD No. 914

ACROSS

1 Left-wing eloquence in the workshop (10).

6 A square yard, perhaps? (4)

10 Bullfinches who are obviously celibates (5).

11 A mate for Gabriel Oak in the green- wood? (9) 12 Advice to the cyclist to think it over- otherwise! (9)

13 This turn isn't in the bill (5).

14 Against the half-sister? Quite the opposite (10).

16 Stir the rice well (4).

18 The girl who gets the pip after luncheon (4).

20 Binding round a dressing is for outlaws (10).

23 Roll out the barrel in this case to music (5).

24 The family at Bloom's-End (9).

27 In a centre the fruit is seen (9).

28 Do you get my meaning, loosely? (5)

29 Part of a spray of tender oleander (4).

30 Does this appointment contribute to his pride? (10)

DOWN 1 Monkey goes to the wall in France. It's only a ghost (5).

2 Be born to match, that's right (7).

3 Kipling presented his best to Thomas (8).

4 Puss turns up on it (5).

5 Falling back leads to selecting afresh (9).

7 I'm half in the list, Ralph might say (7).

8 Beware! It was awful (9).

9 The object of 18's wit at a picnic (5).

14 Alexander on the old Northern Line is a tester (9).

15 Producer of 'Songs before Sunrise' possibly (5, 4).

17 This gate-crasher is more than un- mannerly (8).

19 Persians on the way to California (7). 21 'With - moist and fever-dew' (Keats) (7).

22 Twenty-three in disorder in this place (5).

25 Nothing green shown here (5).

26 Is Baby awake? Yes, dressed and doing his sums! (3, 2)

Two prizes will be awarded: a copy of the De Luxe edition of Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary and a book token for one guinea. They will be awarded to the senders of the first two correct solutions opened after noon on Nov. 27 and addressed: Crossword lo. 914, 99 Gower St., London, WC1

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary, New Version, is recommended for Crosswords.

The winners of Crossword No. 912 are: Da. H. K. WILLIAMS, 3 New Scree , Basingstoke, Hants., and Mits. 1. M. CONNOR, Littlehorne, Queci Road, Crowborough, Sussex.

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