rt THE SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 208 [A Book Token for

one guinea will be awarded to the sender of the first correct solution of this week's crossword to be opened after noon on Tuesday week, March 16th. Envelopes should be received not later than first post that day and must bey the word "Crossword," the NUMBER of the puzzle and a 2}d. stamp. Solutions must he on the form below, and none can be accepted from the U.S.A. The solution pd the mane of the winner will be published in the following issue.]

ACROSS

1. It's simply swimming in romance, so to speak. 6. The company gets up. to. A confused dream, such as Mars might have.

It. They are often said to be rank. 12. Dilated. 13. " Some we loved, the loveliest and the from his -

best that fro rolling Time , hash prest." (Omar.)

14. Ship round the Nore.

15. " Keeping time, time, time, In a sort of runic rhyme," wrote Poe. 18. Hamlet called himself a rogue and peasant one.

19. Round-table falcon.

22. One can get to grips with this. 24. A " panful " task.

25. Or clear it for this. 26. Tidy beaits.

27. is in a situation that will start us kicking. 21. He painted13 and " An Audience at Agrippa's." (4,

DOWN

1. The ones that blow the hats off? (4, 5.)

2. I'min French beds. 3. " Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient is godlike." (Long- fellow.) 4. He keeps on keeping on.

5. Whitstable folk?

7. The last things to put on.

8. Capable police.

9. Such bearing one may find in me. t5. A case of tails being anything but behind. 16.Of which Agustina was the Maid. 17. It is pleasant to have them to one's credit.

19.Warlike old poet.

20. Some people smok, such insignia. 2t. Land of promise,-and no perform- ance. 22. Street in which the A.R.P. needs putting on its feet. 23. In this case lime does go backwards.