"THE SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 545 [A Book Token for
one guinea will be awarded to the sender of the first correct solution of this week's crossword to be opened alter noon on Tuesday week, September 13th. Envelopes must be received not later than first post that day and must bear the word " Crossword," the NUMBER of the puzzle and a 21d. 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 out be published in the following issue.]
ACROSS 2. I rub it and so on (snag.). (13.) 8. Not an avuncular feline. (5, 3.) 9. A uniter of kingdoms. (6.) II. Half-sister of Mrs. Gamp, perhaps. (4.) 12. " Greece long since saw --'s
" struggle cease (M. Arnold). (S.)
13. Frozen mire, (4.)
16. Traffic instruction at sea. (4, 4, 4.) 19. Difficult for such a store to live up
to its name in these days of austerity. (12.) 21. A mysterious character. (4.) 22. " The clamour and the clangour of the - ! " (Poe). (5.) 24. This may be found a matter of degree. (4.) 27. Generally a small thing, but most of it is plenty. (6.) 28. Originally it was Latin. (2, 6.) 29. The Athenian hedged by broken cans and debts. (13.) DOWN 1. The use of this phrase originated singularly with Mrs. General. (6, 3, 6.) 2. The harvest moon ? (6.) 3. It makes out troops overseas a third bigger. (4.) 4. Diggings should be, of course. (5.) S. May be found• in cobalt or Prussian blue. (4.) 6. The unreal makes genii mad. (8.)
7. One of a pair in which Mr. Manta- lini may have been vitally interested. (6, 9.) 10. Water will go through such things, or soup may be. (6.) 14. It is to be deduced that its lot is unhappy. (5.) 15. But a lawyer may find it the reverse. (5.) 17. " How happy could I be with either were - dear charmer away ! (Gay). (6.) 18. 9, for example, from a group point of view. (8.) 20. 27 quite often is so received. (6.) 23. Jacob's father-in-law. (5.) 25, Clothier without a successor even indirectly. (4.)
26. Uncommonly Scots. (4.)
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