THE "SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 68o
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Across
1. Brief approving comment to the author of " The Prisoner of Zenda." (4, 4.)
5. Dishonest scenes of shoe-making. (6.) 9. Occasions of speed and self-denial. (4. 4.) 10. He's out. (3, 3.)
12. Phantom of one idol. (7.)
13. Clear up at the laundry. (4, 3.) 14. Usual old grin. (anag.) (12.) 17. A suggestion of instant unanimity. (3. 2. 1. 6.) 22. Drink in a chit. (7.) 23. " In the south - at the Elephant." (Shakespeare.) (7.) 24. " When you've finished killing - with your mouth." (Kipling.) (6.) 25. Chaps and she but crudely. (8.) 26. Is back about the poultry in China. (6.)
27. Superlatively good in a signal. (8.)
Down
1. Familiar acquaintance who drops bricks. (6.) 2. American inventor provides terms for cricket and football. (2, 4.) 3. Took cover and broke gaol. (7.)
4. A scrap of paper which might spoil one's balance. (6, 2. 4.) 6. A cheap ballad. (3. 4.) 7. What happens in a mucilage factory is painful. (8.) 8. Nasty air of the inspector possibly. (8.)
11. In which the brewer, perhaps, reckons his wealth. (6. 6.) 15. It may be a toss-up if they're well cooked. (8.)
16. One must rise to attain it. (8.)
18. " Our cold maids do dead men's call them." (Shakespeare.) (7.) 19. Clasp. (7.) 20. The right balance. (6.) 21. Godly conjunction of knights after a cipher. (6.)
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