1 NOVEMBER 1940, Page 17

THE SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD

Snt,—May I, as a subscriber, put in a plea for the restoration of your always excellent Crossword Puzzle, which has disappeared from your last issue?

There must be many subscribers who, like myself, are old and a good deal confined to the house, who used to look on the crossword as the completion of the pleasure given by The Spectator. If it is a question of space, it could be given in a smaller and more concise [It was explained on page 415 of our last issue that the crossword and one or two other regular features had unfortunately to be omitted from that issue owing to special difficulties that had unexpectedly arisen. Life is normal again this week.—En., The Spectator.]