SPECTATOR CROSSWORD No. 1,037

Solution on April 10

• ACROSS

1 Temper displayed with so much French spirit (7) 5 The clue is confused (7) 9 Departure of the happy couple? (4, 3) 10 Busybodies have evidently been at work here (3-4) 11 Plans in advance? Could be depressing (10)

12 King of Limerick (4)

13 A low note (3) 14 Sopranos at the ship's concert? (3.8) 17 Moderate kind of chap, gently bombarded (4-7) 19 What a weight fashion has to carry (3) - 20 Seen in Bessie's pyjamas? (4) ref, Breakfast-time preference of the cyLikic 4-6)

26 The pel(umed serpent, perhaps (7)

27 It's merely a blind (7) 28 She comes back as siren (7) 29 Old ruffian in a jumper (7) DOWN 1 Increase the largesse for a good seat? (3-2) 2 Stage direction of the disgusted listener? (6, 3)

3 To be among these is to err (7) 4 Lawyer in plain clothes (5)

5 Did the knights of old go in for limitless correspondence? (5-4)

6 'To freeze the blood I have no ready —' (Wordsworth) (4)

7 The constant preoccupation of the egoist? (5) S The horse-milliner's confections (9) 13 The proper study of mankind' should lead to this ready result (9) 15 One of these was put out of joint when Jacob wrestled (9) 16 "Is it weakness of —, birdie?"

I cried' (Gilbert) (9) 18 See here (7) 21 And live the — with the other half' (Shakespeare) (5) 23 Fools break porcelain (5) 24 'A very foolish, fond old man'? (5)

25 I call for an encore (4) A first prize o,-1' a copy of Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary and a second prize of a hook token h. tr one guinea will be awarded to the senders of the first two correct solutions opened on April 7. Address solutions: Crossword No. 1,037, 99 Gower St., London. WCI.

Chambers's Drwentieth Century Dictionary is recommended for Crosswords.

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