11 MAY 1956, Page 31

SPECTATOR CROSSWORD No. 887

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k, (4).

II .ether's almost beautiful, she says (5). 13 131I'vo it the works! (9) (91)e entertaining aspect of silhouettes?

14 klio,rise at sea (5). ter " We take a growler to the river? 16 You l (10)

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Thas 'anger 1 detect here (10). He e hsh should be a good colour (5). i9)re the lobes are backward-pointing Vora the ennotible chap who just samples 211 ,w,works of the thriller (9). str nen our two souls stand up — and 19 j °LIR' (E. B. Browning) (5). 30 ‘„/...st a small drink for the Russians (4). tie ity (10). both sides fitting one of doubtful

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mask (5).

with a classical mouse in a 2 Drummer-boy's song in the bath? (7) 3 Nicely spoken, with the help of an author (4, 4). 4 Princess is very familiarly addressed even though in state (5).

5 The interpreter provides poor exits (9).

7 Exploit took an age for the hunter (7).

8 I meet lots among the apple-trees (9).

9 'His hammer of wind and His graver of —' (Thompson) (5).

14 Rifle that seems to be the invention of a pot-hunter I (9) 15 It sounds like an order to record a beat mathematically (9).

17 Tinged in a very poor way (8).

19 A bit of work on the papers could be overwhelming (7). 21 'The rise, the progress, the setting of (Keats) come natural to him' 22 The gold standard? (5) 25 'And brief the sun of summer in the —" (Tennyson) (5).

26 The Vicar of Highbury (5) 26 The Vicar of Highbury (5)

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