"The Spectator" Crossword No. 149

BY ZENO

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ACROSS

1. It is useful having evil at heart.

9. Female supporters of archi- tects.

13. Speechify. with one gin. in- side !

16. " And straight was a path of gold for him,

And the need of a world of . . . for me."

17. This is always out of order.

19. it's the same in Scotch and milk.

20. See 31 down.

21. Helps drain France.

22. 0.

23. Often seen about fruit.

24. Provokes plants 26. Equal to four roods.

28. In 17.

29. Inner bones of fore-arms.

31. Pain in the Royal Navy Itoserve.

33. rev. Formerly. 34. Boxers would find it hard to be generous in this way.

DOWN

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2. Moisture about 28.

3. Taken from Voltaire.

4. Partly tiny. 5. Have the right to, after it dies.

6. Always surrounded by water. 7. rev. Treason with majesty.

9. " Such shameless bards we have ; and yet 't is true, There are as mad, aban-

don'd . . .s too.",

10. rev. Net rate (anag.).

11. How food is prepared in hell ?

12. Take away half the evidence

and you will find it is mine.

14. " And. chastise with the valour of my tongue All that impedes thee from the . • round."

15. A common metal, I see !

18. This Turner is disarranged. 25. " I gain the cove with pushing prow, And quench its speed i' the slushy . . .

27. Part. of a rapier. 30, rev. Used to loosen ground. 31. Poetic cave in 20.

32. Double consonant.