25 NOVEMBER 1966, Page 12

SOLUTION TO CROSSWORD No. 1248

ACROSS.- I Grosbeak (Clue should have read 'Bakers go wild 5 Usages. 9 Rasputin. to Pro tern. 12 Sea-mist. 13 Rotters. 14 Chapter-house. 17 Whitewashing. 22 Triserne. 23 Norbert. 24 Hearts. 25 Definite. 26 Satire. 27 Asterisk.

DOWN.--11 Garish. a Ossian. 3 Brutish. 4 Aristophanes. 6 Stretch. 7 Gatherum. 8 Semester. II Freethinkers. 15 Switches. 16 Vigilant. 18 Elector. 19 Nargile. 20 Gemini. 21 Streak.