27 DECEMBER 1963, page 26

Afterthought

By, ALAN BRIEN On the authority of H. L. Mencken, he claimed that this fact demolished the linguistic snobs who prefer to believe that 'most American- isms are good old English......

Solution To Crossword No. 1097 Across.-1 Refract. 5...

Needs, 10 Palladian. 11 Gadlre. 12 Peppered. 14 Tamil. 15 Armenians. 18 SaLvation. 20 Realm. 22 Castanet. 24 Kisser. 26 Religions. 27 Sight. 28 Repines. 29 Session. DOWN.-1......

Spectator Crossword No. 1098

ACROSS 1 Apparatus, it seems, though somewhat dull has a sweet tone (6) 4 Give fodder to the birds, in neat stacks (8) 8 One of a secret brotherhood gets a lecture in......