c‘ THE SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 535 [A Book Token

for one guinea will be awarded to the sender of the first correct solution of this week's crossword to be opened after noon on Tuesday week, 7uly 5th. Envelopes must be received not later than first post that day and must bear the word "Crossword," the NUMBER of the puzzle and a 23d. stamp. Solutions must be on the form below, and none can be accepted from the U.S.A. The solution and the name of the winner will be published in the following issue.]

ACROSS

I. Vessel having discharged her cargo ? O.) 5. Stand-offish, but met in the forest when revised. (5.) L Poetic Leigh. (6.)

9. Ada nine and then, perhaps, have it out. (8.) 11. Much in the superlative after deer. (8-) 12, Composer embraced by the Deputy Lieutenant looks weedy. (6.)

14. These decorative trines might suit a jumper. (5.)

16. The pleasure resort cuts up the pig- meat. (7.) 18. Make plain an undefined weight.

(7-)

19. Cobbett's speciality. (5.) 20. Self-defined portion of the globe, leaving out the water. (6.) 22. Tidy cans (snag.). (8.) 26. What heavenly food I (8.) 27. Trying sort of canopy. (6.) 28. Contribution to a thousand blended notes. (5.) 29. For rhymers who are climbers. (9.)

DOWN

1. Restraint that heals. (5.)

2. In a lodger might this firework be. (8-)

3. Not enough tapping for Barrie. (5.) 4, 5. See 24 but beware the inversion. (4, 9.) 6. - Golden Age unpledged. (5.) 7. Did the author of the " Book of Martyrs " have a hand in these ? (9.).

10. Smith changes with us. (7.)

13. It looks welcome. (4, 3.) 14. Office rat like scissors. (9.)

15. The first is the moisture in the last with an article between yielding dye.

(5, 4.)

17. A turn of the tide among com- panions. (9.) 21. Behold the couch ! (5.) 23. Not the wolf a Scout would keep from the door. (5.)

24. " A youth of frolics, an old age of -." (5, 4.) (5j

25. Flaccid. (4.)