" THE SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 483

[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 7446, 6th. Envelopes must be received not later than first post that day and must bear the word " Crossword," the NUMBER of the puzzle and a 21d. 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.)

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24. Consume. (6.) 15. If reconstructed will just fit on Titus 10. Bewitching periods. (6.) 13. Restoration fruit. (8.) 18. A frumious creature. (12.) 12. It very often goes to the spot. (6.) 9. A dance for the factory hands ? (8.)

5. Disposed of in an off-hand way. (6.) 1. Festival made of wood. (8.)

Oates. (12.) 26. A line in the forecast. (6.) 27. Describing the surprisingly biased attitude of a coroner ? (8.) 28. These lands are not down-under. (6.) 29. This monarch might have been the Elder, but not Edward. (8.)

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1. His ships were out of gear, and half his men were sick. (6.) 2. A riotous highlander. (6.)

3. All the points in Latin art satisfy the inquirer. (7.)

4. Extract from a most quoted prophet.

6. This pavement might have saved Cleopatra. (7.)

7. As a stage character unsuccessful if word-perfect. (8.) 8. See drips in it. (8.)

11. On the water the engineer becomes a French paintgr. (7.) 14. " It is a beast for -; he is pure air and fire " (Shakespeare). (7.) ACROSS 16. Sacrifice extracted from obligation.

(S.) 21. All the same this sergeant is a 20. " She gave up mending her father's 22. Is it what the vicar famed in song 25. The dandy who got tight ? (4.) 17. " So it's - your pipes an' follow 19. Teach by coining a word mostly.

white man. (6.) did ? (6.) breeks And let the cat roll in her new -" (Calverley). (7.) me ! " (Kipling). (5, 3.) (7.)