THE "SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 719

[A Book Token for one guinea will be awarded to the sender of the first correct solution opened alter noon on Tuesday week, March 3rd, addressed Crossword, 99 Gower Street, London, W.C.1. Envelopes must be received not later than first post that day and must bear the NUMBER of the puzzle and a 2)d. 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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Across

1, Is it contributed by the aeronautical correspondent 7 (6, 6.) 10. Up for payment at Boston. (5.) 11. This port is nearly all change. (9.) 12. Time signal returns in a sage mix- ture. (3. 5.)

13. The dog who makes the puzzles ? (6.) 15. A case in which inflation makes it easier to take things sitting down. (3. 8.) 19. Touring peer (snag.) (11.)

22. Dolly's new make-up. (6.)

24. " She is your ---; she must have a husband." (Shakespeare.) (8.)

26. How the Romans marched in step. (4, 5.) 27. Solid revision. (5.) 28. She wrote of an expiring frog. (3, 3, 6.)

Down

2. A soul I find in her. (6.) 3. Little devil with fifty-one on a con- fection. (9.) 4. It doesn't grow on a vine. (10.) 5. Not evidently repeated. (4.) 6. Our country takes a south-eastern termination. (5.) 7. Go at nine. (anag.) (8.) 8. Those who take part in it must be in a precious hurry. (4, 4.)

9. Employment. (5.) 14. C/ff the fairway the inexpert golfer does. (3, 2, 5.) 16. 0 hit me Ian. (anag.) (9.) 17. Good order except for bed-makers. (5, 3.)

18. Initially It is of personal significance. (8.) 20. Four joining the sappers are confused. (6.)

21. "The - of reason and the flow of soul." (Pope.) (5.) 23. They are taken in. (5.) 25. Found in one of the caskets. (4.)