SPECTATOR CROSSWORD No. 980 Solution on March 7

ACROSS 1 Sunshine is tops here, that's cheering (6). 4 Indulged in wholesale murder on the moors? (4-4)

10 Of course, it involves a climb (2-5).

11 Regret the dart, in the kitchen garden? (7) 12 Flowing with milk and honey, the girl's country (10).

13 'Waving his wild tail and walking by his wild —' (Kipling) (4).

15 To us belongs the imp, says the Editor (7).

17 Honest, there's not a fraction of truth in it! (7)

19 Ne'er sin, even to get Guernsey lilies (7).

21 Always up to fashion in a sweet place (7). 23 Backward island , thoughskilled (4). 24 Confused paragraphs contain praise for the assessors (10). 27 Or 'New Foes with an Old Face' (7).

28 'I never nursed a dear — To glad me with its soft black eye' (Moore) (7). 29 Lack of argument led to this kind of enclosure (8).

30 The low hound! (6) DOWN

1 The function of the dressmaker's dummy is legal (5, 4).

2 The boat's unloaded obviously (7). 3 They come from clean homes (10).

5 Here, it sounds, the hungry girl took a swallow! (9) 6 Duty or pleasure in going to the old place? (4) 7 The way the rockets go in the west? (7) 8 Bales of fur (5). 9 'The very word is like a (Keats) (4).

A first prize of a copy of Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary and a second prize of a book token for one guinea will be awarded to the senders of the first two correct solutions opened on March 4. Address solutions: Crossword No. 980, 99 Gower St., London, WCI.

Chambers'.s. Twentieth Century Dictionary is recommended for Crosswords.

14 Zia's litter brings a flower from

Queen Charlotte's country (10). 16 Used by the ganger for serving his

lunch on the line? (4-5)

18 Concerning the lack of Scottish perfume, it's come back! (9) 20 It takes a pleaser to indulge in recidivism (7).

22 Three times as much? They're pitching it high! (7)

23 A shot in the dark for a shot? (5)

25 Furious fashion (4).

26 Drinks up with a bounce (4).