THE " SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 571 COMPANY MEETING IA

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ACROSS

1. Old city of lilies. (5.) 4. Instruct the ancient prestige. (5, 4.)

8. A note with , suggestion of doubt at least. (9.)

9. Enlarged with interwoven suggestions of having ceased (7.) 10. Regrets the dodge. (4.) 11. Graduate with trophy, and where.

(5.)

12. Medical officer ? Yes, all round. (4.) 15. Not necessarily a physical charac- teristic of the leg-spinner. (7, 6.) 17. The beginning of a book of the Bible runs into the end of c U.S.

city and finally isn't mixed. (13.)

20. These papers are crackers. (4.)

21. It's poisonous when an ecclesiastic gets a high order. (5.) 22. Get her to join and make it entirely. (4.) 25. Lllcely to be a winner at Aintree. (7.) 26. Frequent subject of declaration, but not in winter. (7.) 27. Bury part of a dictator. (9.) H. Foundation. (5..

DOWN

1. Goal of the golden journey (9.) 2. Cryptic fluid dialogue of two bats- men. (7.)

3. I am returning to myself. 4.)

4. Official documents: not what one does from the newsagent. (7, 6.) 5. People don't live afloat here. (4.)

symbol of

6. An orien al much sat, upon_ (7.) 7. Boffin. the Golden Dustman. (5.) 9. Writer of the book referred to in 17. (13.) 13. Plunges to get rich ? (5.) 14. This store doesn't necessarily sell it.

(5.)

16. For water-polo. (3, 6.) 18. That pig Ruth may become it. (7.) 19. Gifts of money. (7.) 20. Half-price caprice. (5.) 23. One most have it to produce c steady service. (4.) 24. Shoemaker in correspondenc..! (4.)