" THE SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 266

By ZE:mo

[A prize of a Book Token for one guinea will be given to the sender of the first correct solution of this week's crossword puzzle to be opened. Envelopes should be marked " Crossword Puzzle," and should be received not later than first post on Tuesday. No envelopes will be opened before noon on Tuesday. Solutions should be on the form appearing below. The name of the winner will be published in our next issue. Envelopes containing solutions must bear a three-halfpenny stamp, otherwise they net surcharged on delivery. Solutions from the U.S.A. cannot be ac epted.1

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ACROSS 3. rev. See 5.

r. The old lady of this street is 8. The father of medicine.

14. Finnic. horse is not indolent. 17. Calyx-leaf. 7. Led in poet (anag.).

20. rev. A speculator's mascot ? paper !

22. rev. See 3o. II. Tattler.

Of branching . . . star- nent speech ?

24. Gained by evil means. this ! 25. " The sun's a thief, and with 15. No one wants 33 this.

vast sea."

26. Olden time in olden time.

28. with 3r. Not unsatis- sula. factorily. 31. rev. See 28.

29. Cards left after deal.

32. " The . . . of wealth is . . . SOLUTION TO As sages in all times assert."

33. What the goose that laid gold provided.

34. Often meets with odds.

DOWN I. Newspaper established by Jupiter.

2. An aviator would admit his life was this, but deny it was bombastic. worth millions. 4. And o.k. if you get nettled. 5. rev. with 3. Sheepskin leather.

6. On the contrary, this kind of gress. takes about 500 sheets of work at their finger-tips.

proof." 13. A black can be white when his great attraction . . . the 16. This sneaking fellow seems cruel to animals.

19. Snout represented this.

to the dying." in the Indo-Chinese penin-