"THE SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 39

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ACROSS Two heads are better than one, but not if it means this 9. The poet evidently was no nomad (5).

to. It was made to play in the sea (9).

II. The poet who invented community singing? (9).

12. "Let us go hence my she will not care " (5).

13. It's made out of nothing French (4).

14. Nor returned bound in calf (7). 19. Hop once out of this (7). 2o. Many a shop has now to make this announcement (a).

24. "Thy conversation hath been as - making the hard way sweet and delect-

able " (5). 26. Some people seem to get " all strung up" when manipulating it (9). 27. I came back to mixed fruit (9). 28. Like Mr. Parker? (5).

29. A performing creature not likely just now to find many willing partners (2 words) (7, 4). DOWN 1. A county ship of sinister memory (9). 2. Uproar about the confusion of war (6).

3. All on edge? Very nearly

(6). 4. The young Turk! (z words) (5, 3). I. 5. But one can buy more than a drop of drink here (2 words) (4, 4).

6. And he was a novelist, wasn't she? (5).

7. Almost a resting place for a digit (7).

8 and 18. One can do without these (12).

i5. What they need at Nun- eaton? (9).

16. Don't call "tails" if tossing with this (8).

17. He wrote: " My name is Might-have-been ; I am also called No-more, Too- late, Farewell" (8).

18. See above.

21. He puts her next to us (5).

22. He is said to accompany his master in the noon sunshine (2 words) (3, 3).

23. Conrad's luck (6). 25. I leave the Italian diplomat (5).