"THE SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 63

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ACROSS r. As in the case of other girls her sea-side adventure ended in romance (9).

6. An order of fruit (5).

9. Maces? (7).-

to. Dumb about the radio, mak- ing a musical instrument (7).

'ix. Distant (6). - 12. A bolster can be made so (8).

14. A vessel put back (4).

15. Tommy's French for a tin of perfume is glowing (ro).

18. "The only pretty ring-time" (to).

19. What cards those airmen are!

(4).

21. It occurs 252 times in New Guinea (2 words) (3, 5).

23. Having reached 51 the prophet turns round in an African land (6).

26.- It's pretty work when little Robert gets confused in the lake (7).

27. Is a sage turned lethal (7).

28. Follow (5).

29. Specially (9).

DOWN 1. The middle light is petrified (5).

2. Evidently he didn't function at the burial of Sir John Moore (2 words) (4, 5).

3. Tardy old boy dedicated to a monasti(sccoliftet)((64)).. 4. "0 woman! in our hours of

5. A tamed painter afte. battle (2 words) (4, 6).

6. " - of herself, thougl. China fall" (Pope) (8).

7 and 24. He may have distinc- tion but lacks capacity (one word) (lo).

8. They might be steel to me (9)-

13. Marketing beer with a strap (ro).

14. Distinguished flower coin (9).

16. The unknown alters (9).

17. The lean poet becomes no more than an animal (8).

20. Handle roughly (6). 22. A worthless bard (5).

24. See above.

25. u Press-men ; Slaves of the. -: Servants of Light (Arnold) (4).