SPECTATOR CROSSWORD No. 1173

ACROSS 1. Ice-cream for the old juggler (5-5)

6. What is there to grumble at in the butcher's shop? (4)

10. Nosy old type (5)

11. Spiders in a quick-step (9)

12. Cavalrymen among the free- holders (8) 13, '1 fear thy , gentle maiden. Thou needest not fear mine' (Shelley) (6) 15. To he exact. Rose has left the path of dalliance (4) 16. Philosopher alipears in a boxing contest (4) -17. The old boys are coming back about morning, he says (5)

20. Showing skill in one small sec- . tion (5) 21. 'Little breezes - and shiver' (Tennyson) (4)

22. Useless to get wild at the old airport (4) 24. Don Giovanni deserted her (6)

26. Exclusive resort of nine bath- ing belles (8) 29. Angelic composer, a bit on the small side (9)

30. Reproaches that sound a bit chirpy (5) 31. Is Pa about? (41 32. Flattens out? (10) DOWN I. Burly's gone and left the barrow (5)

2. Daisy owes a lot to compost! 3. Wo) oden shoe presumably (6)

4. Fingal O'Flahertie Wills (5, 5)

5. The correspondent's month has gone (4)

7. She went to Lewes (5)

8 A bonus for the sculptor makes work easy (9) 9. Once more a good man is in opposition (7) 14. Put a shine on the stars? You'll need special dictionaries (10) Is it awarded to successful mountaineers? (6, 3)

19. Prize-winning ram? You'd

18. Gangster? (9)

be surprised! (5, 2) 23. National coin (6) 25. Shifts for sign-makers (5) 27. In the recess Pop turns to Sissy (5)

28. One such Summoned the Im- mediate Aid of London's Noble Fire Brigade (4)

Solution next week

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