" THE SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 136

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ACROSS

1. " The - flower sways in the wheat, its head Heavy

with dreams " (Francis Thompson) (5).

4. If cloth gets shorter, will the tailor supply these? (2 words) (5, 4).

9. Would the modem child ex- pect this in Jacob's dream? (9).

to. War's contribution to war (5). II. It may be cut in to fit so to speak (5).

12. Spicy tale it might be (9). "Be Be prepared "-not if 13, 16.this it's

19. Three nameless? (7). 20. A tasty bit of needlework (7).

21. Yvonne (9). 26, 24. Little Johnny thought it meant ladies first (two words) (5, 5). 27. It's a style that can't be equalled (9). 28. He'll provide you with the mixture as before (9).

29. " - is the lily's silver bell, And - the wakeful tapers' smell That watch for early prayer " (Christopher Smart) (5).

DOWN a. It reverses the usual order of courses (9).

2, 14. Characteristics of the Oddfellows? (14).

3. " We must go back with Day, Back from the City of Sleep " (Kipling) (9). 4. Ruskin had two (5).

5. Pater errs in them (9).

6. The composer becomes as archaeologist when he doesnt get in (5).

7. He only has a day's supply of chaff (two words) ,s, 4). 8. She is shy about work, eve, .a little! (5).

14. See 2.

15. One can make ten manors out of them (9).

17. Algerians more or less (9). 18. Somebody seems to have i

hired the fishing in a snug way (9).

21. Blake did in " Reeds of film- cence " (5).

22. This is overdone as it were in the drawing office (5). 23. Japanese coin or nothing else (5). 25.. A relative term (5).