“THE SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 465

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ACROSS

1. Not to imply that racing has under- gone such a aransformation as cot- mining. (5, 8.)

9. But the eater hopes to find it quite light. (5, 4.) 10. " Mistress of herself though fall " (Pope). (5.) 11. Sweet comment,-or is it ? (5.) 12. Where the dark blue university gets the hurno ? (9.) 13. Food on points-two each. (7.) 15. Marriage,-especially if it ends in a pillar of salt ? (7.) 17. Her best drink needs shaking up. (7.) 19. Little Philip's trouble. (7.) 21. Appropriate quality in a last. (9.) 23. " We have scotched the -, not killed it " (Shakespeare). (5.) 24. Doctor, I've become musical- (5.)

25. Is a miller the making of victory ? (9.)

26. Prefabricated by W. H. Hudson, one might say. (5, 8.)

DOWN

2. But it can be played on the square. (5, 4.) 3. Hint often, so to speak, out at elbows. (5.)

4. Ann's cue (snag.). (7.)

5. The mixed earth of spring. (7.)

6. A cult does look different like this. (9.)

7. I go in the afternoon for a friend. (5.)

8.

18. So much French spirit. (7.) 19. Mrs. - was really a Duchess of

20. Evidently Sir Patrick didn't write 14. Tribe confused in line. (9.) 17. It is usually at arm's length. (6.) 16. Not the plan, yet it has to be

9. Inflated pastry. (5.)

and gets dry. (6.)

planned. (9.) Pretty cheap when Tyler turns over

Marlborough. (7.) with J-pens. (5.) 22. He sounds a lasting sort of en- graver. (5.)

23. What a mess the mails are in (5.)