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Solution to Crossword no. 1274. Across. 1 Cathay 4 Helmeted Averting 10 Gleam 12 Issue 13 Root cause 14 Tress 16 Hungarian 17 Pressured 19 Fugue 21 Dehiscent 22 Solar 24 Linnet......
Unfair To Pollsters
Sir: As J. W. M. Thompson says (19 May), if L'abour supporters are going to jump on the Liberal bandwagon in Orpington, or other voters on other bandwagons elsewhere, it is......
Record Breaking
Sir: I read Leslie Adrian's article on 'Record breaking' with interest in last week's SPECTATOR. Many conscientious 'record dealers—and there are quite a large number in spite......
Expo 67 And All That
Sir: I have read much on our world exhibition Expo 67 and Mr Strong in his article 'Expo 67 and all that' (12 May) seems to be the only writer, so far anyway, to be displeased......
Afterthought
Sir: I have only just seen John Wells's article in your issue of 12 May. As a journalist, I know too well how desperate one can become for some- thing to write about, but I am......
Consuming Interest
Sir: Accurate knowledge of elementary French is fairly widespread among educated people in this country, including your readers. I suggest, there- fore, that Leslie Adrian, if......
Watercress
Sir: The pseudo-news headlines on arts notices in the Daily Telegraph and The Times have long been one of the dottier (if harmless) aberrations of Fleet Street ('The Press,' 19......
Bonfire Nights
Sir: As part of the study of English local traditions and customs, members of the Institute of Dialect and Folklife Studies of the University of Leeds, and the Survey of English......
Playbore Of The Western World
Sir: My toes are still curling Over Hilary Spurting And Chekhov has turned in his grave. Poor Hilary blabbed That Miss Elgar was crabbed In a staging so utterly brave. But......
Crossword No 1275
Across 1 Saucy frolics? (6) 4 Puts about about morning on the river (8) 9 Strip for a Scottish sailor (6) 10 Non-aggressive Ocean dweller? (8) 12 Spoony lot at the tea-table!......