" THE SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 121

[A prize of a Book Token for one guinea will be given to the sender of the first correct solution of this week's crossword puzzle to be opened. Envelopes should be marked with the words "Crossword Puzzle" and the NUMBER of the PUZZLE, and should be received not later than first post on Tuesday week. No envelopes will be opened before noon on Tuesday. Solutions should be on the form appearing below. The name of the winner and the solution will be published in the following issue. Envelopes containing solutions must bear a zid. stamp, otherwise they are surcharged on delivery. Solu- tions from the U.S.A cannot be accepted.1 ACROSS Found in the chiropodist's case-book (9).

5. But it doesn't clean the wilderness (5).

8. They sound uncultured birds (5).

9. It sounds like a liqueur for the gods (9). a1. Cures Noel in here (9).

12. Attitudes (5).

13. "Every - born into the world is a finer one than the last " (Dickens) (4).

14. " What visions have I seen! Methought I was - of an ass " (Shakespeare) (9).

18. The horse departs (9).

21. "- and calumny, and hate and pain And that unrest which men miscall delight " (Shelley) (4) 23. Time-honour'd Lancaster (5). 25. Burns's subjects for an objec- tive view (9).

27. Subordinate (9).

28. Don't get out! (5).

29. Clothes for a female doctor (5).

3o. This seems to turn the sex problem into a triangle (9).

DOWN a. Shoe factory (5).

2. It looks as though he mustn't go skating (2 words) (6, 3).

3. No rest for the old man (6).

4. Something off the crown (7). 5. The scoffing doesn't seem sincere at the hairdresser's (8).

6. " Winter's rains and - are over And all the season of snows and sins " (Swinburne) (5) 7. Dyes bells with this result (9). ao. Measure of an Indian disciple in Somaliland (5).

13. Brief musical bulletin about 13 ac. (9).

15. French-born (3). 16. Vera's note for a change (9).

17. Giles gets round ten in a mix- up (8). 19. " She shall have music wher- ever she goes " (5).

zo. Erred (7).

22. A book of plants (6). 24. " Loanly " relation (5). 26. Old old man (5).