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Two prizes are awarded each week - a book token for one guinea and a copy of the De Luxe edition of Chambers's Twentieth Cen- tury Dictionary. These will be awarded to the senders of the first two correct solutions opened alter noon on Tuesday week, April 6th, and addressed: Crossword 775, 99 Gower St., London, W.C.1. Solution must be on the form here printed. The solution and the names of the winners will be published in the following Issue,

1. Evidently Poe could have had no

interest in this muscle producer.' (8.) S. While waiting for Amber ? (3, 3.) O. Isn't the sylvan god so well-dressed ?

(8.) 18. How to march conversely, (4, 2.) 12. This dish seems likely to upset one. (6.) 13. It happens before one has had a bite. (8.) 18. The man in the field probably is, following a long hop. (5, 3, 4.) 18. Ifs consumption was interrupted by an arachnid interloper. (5, 3, 4.) 23. The dream kine never were. (8.) 24. Dear Roman stage character. (6.) 26. . (6.) 27. Senex '1 (8.) 28. Drama in the ship. (6.) 29. A tart for the delegates. (8.)

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8. " It sinks, and I am ready to -- " (Landor). (6.)

1. Self-evident truth in the household. (6 ) 3. Slayer of Grendel. (7.) 4. Her smocks are bloomers. (4.) 4. ()lye it a name. (7.) 7. Pearl, Sir (snag.). (8.) I. Is Shia what Laertes was told not to lend 7 (8.) 11. Montgomery hire's Harlow 7 (7.) 14. Ten above the marshal. (7.) 16. Less change about the blow. (8.)

17. " 1 am nothing if not " (Shakes- peare). (8.)

19. Travel in reverse in rigorous fashion. (7.) 20. The solution was found in a travelling student's beard. (7.) 21. The author in 1 down did with none. (6.) 22. Team In like measure. (6.) 25. Classical turncoat. (4.)