"The Spectator" Crossword No. 130

BY ZENO

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38 ACROSS 1. Words lacking grammatical sequence.

12. In 6.

13. If you ask where the cause of your obesity lay, I would reply this, though it be to inspire folly.

15. Black-headed person of musical note ?

19. This should be pulled violently.

21 rev. Famous German siren.

22 rev. Is out of 29 down.

23. Together with six, this is the name of 27's father.

27. King famed in romantic legend.

29. At rest.

30. Work a certain time, so to speak, even though it is laborious.

32. The point of the matter.

33. As soon as it comes to this.

35 rev. Sine of complement of given angle.

37. Nothing to it.

38. This astounding fellow is very largely a fantastic liar.

DOWN 1. A fruity piece of mechanism?

2. Sailor with a short neck.

3. Always about us.

4. Of 10.

5. In 17.

6. See 23. 7. A short day of the week.

8. Akin to love, so they say. 9 rev. In 30.

10. A man never seems to be born this way.

11. Spiral head-ornament. 14 rev. The ends of 27's father. 16 rev. Of a long-headed race.

17. In spirits together.

18. 15 would be an etcher with- out this, if I did not interfere.

20. There's confusion about this topic.

24. Effective way to prevent a speech.

25 rev. Goes with many a bow. 26. Necessity of the drama. 28. Employment should not be hard to get. 29 rev. What are the purposes of a confused country ?

31. Most of 33. 34 rev. See 36.

36 rev. Horny capsule with 34.