30 JULY 1965, Page 24

SOLUTION TO CROSSWORD No. 1180

ACROSS.-1 Protectorate. 9 Colosseum. 10 Mosul. 11 Latent. 12 Dukeries, 13 Dacoit. IS Scrounge, 18 Mulles. 19 What il7 21 Velocity. 23 Adding. 26 Rotor. 27 Wax candle. 26 Quarterstaff:

DOWN.-1 Pickled. 2 Owlet. 3 Essential. 4 Trey. 5 Rum punch. 6 Tempe. 7 Celeste, 8 Assignat. 14 Chaplets. 16 Ophidians. 17 Bestowcr. 18 Caverns. 20 Fig-leaf, 22 Corfu, 24 India. 25 Axle.