SPECTATOR CROSSWORD No. 1213
ACROSS Keturning left-winger departed by water (7) 5. Seat of a laird in the poultry- run? (7) 9. Daddy can be so sweet! (5) 10. Butterfly reputation enjoyed by an academy (9) 11. He shall be nameless (6) 12. No crop is to be got by a flourish of the whip (8) 14. You should see the place in romantic April days! (5) ' 15. Confidential recipient of secrets from a warship apparently (9) 18. 'The flung spray and the blown spume'? (9) 20. A hanging place in melodrama (5) 22. This is a rude word! (8) 24. Only a silver one was good
enough for Burns's toast (6) 26. Batsmen who do it don't wash
(3, 3, 3) 27. Cash aid for the General (5) 28. Kitty confused at the end might get the hang of it (7) 29. Her lot's in the bag (7) DOWN 1. Sit out when dances are going on around? .1a the intervals, Yes (9) 2. Reginald at the auction con- cerned about figures (7) 3. A word of warning for the provident vermivore (5, 4) 4. Dinner up! (4) 5. They must serve to inspect broadcast material (10) 6. 'A - fire, a..clean hearth, and the rigour of the game' (Lamb) (5) 7. Commoner .kind of theatre- goer? (7) _ 8. Fine stuff for a fine lady (5)
13. Shattered by tea red lips! (10) 16. Port of the 'very best kind (9)
17. There's a thinker behind this safety device (9) 19. Time's up in the force (7) 21. Now's the moment (7) 22. Royalties accommodated in cer- tain castles (5) 23. With which the surgeon should make a clean cut? (5) 25. Make little progress (5) Solution next week