tt THE SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 325 [A Book Token
for one guinea will be awarded to the sender of the first correct ollaion of this week's crossword to be opened after noon on Tuesday week, um- tzth. Envelopes should be received not later than first post that day and usi bear the word " Crossword," the NUMBER of the puzzle and a 21d. stamp. clutions must be on the form below, and none can be accepted from the U.S.A. he solution and the name of the winner will he published in the following issue.]
ACROSS 1. He might well appear in vane. (8.) 5. Highly flavoured and largely coated with sugar. (6.) 10. Poetically open in writing. (5.)
11. Such reading matter defeats its own objcct. (9.) 12. Holy cigar (snag.). (9.)
3. An extract from Pendennis. (5.) 4. Hand it to father and say it with fruit. (5.) 6. He seems to have kept his balance. (8.) 9. On which to play " The Maiden's Prayer." (8.)
11 Nothing doing in his case. (5.)
15. "for Heaven still guards the - (Shakespeare.) (5.) l6. In terms of power he greatly multiplies himself. (4, 5.)
H. Song of the last war sung where it says by Americans. (4, 5.) rIo. That's the lot. (5.) . The right island for a holiday. (6.) II. Mad elfin in a hectic state. (8.) DOWN I. Does one get a purring sound from this instrument? (6.) 2. The same again, please. (7.)
3. Shakespearean user of the deaf and dumb alphabet? (5.) 4. Finalise. (6.) 6. Do such people carry a lemon in the ou mth (9.) 7. An example of political craftsmanship. (7.) 8. In the matter of messing they support the services. (7.) 9. A game lot. (7.) 15. So alter it nominally. (9.) 17. The end of Tom Bowling, perhaps. (8.) 18. Turned up. I got in last but one. (7.) 20. Almost the last thing Miss Otis did was to express hers. (7.) 22. Evidently it escaped the reader. (7.) 23. Shakespearean instances. (6.)
24. Fifty-fifty in a noxious growth. (6.) 27. Here we have no abiding dwelling- usually. (5.)
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