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Wyndham's Way

The Powers Behind the Prime Ministers. By Sir Charles Petrie. (MacGibbon and Kee, 21s.) `EXCEPT the married state, there is none in which so great a confidence is involved, in......

Founding Fathers

IF one of the problems of writing the life of either Jefferson or Hamilton is that they were compli- cated, in some ways even devious, characters, one of the difficulties in......

Spectator Crossword No. 1,030

ACROSS 1 Aid in learning to hold the tongue? (4-4) 5 Jolly tar for a period? (6) 9 Faint in civil defence (5-3) 10 Depart but might have been quartered in confusion (6) 12 Thy......

Solution Of Crossword 1.028

ACROSS.-1 Mi.kwood. 5 Hamm 9 Momentum. 10 Scarab. 12 Iridal. 13 Brassier. IS Metallurgist. 18 Pitch and toss. 23 Conspire. 24 Stitch. 26 Raisin. 27 Painters. 28 Signet, 29......