SPECTATOR CROSSWORD No. 1,009 Solution on September 26
ACROSS 1 This form of transport can develop ice (10) 6 How and wherein to find the sluggard (4) 10 The wanderer with a heavy tread (5) 11 Regimental neckwear? (9) 12 1 threaten fhb girl (9) 13 Country ware (5) 14 With this in short one brisks upl (10) 16 A little bit of poultry? (4)
18 A woman's 'yes' is implied here, paradoxically (4)
20 Thus the vines we have appear (4, 6) 23 A rumble might disclose the whereabouts of this beast (5) 24 Dealers' Ford? (9)
27 Employe with no Red affiliations (5-4)
28 Newman the clerk (5)
29 The old bird's always exhorting us to be active (4) 30 Let's anchor here, US sailors might well say (10)
DOWN 1 Plant that might reveal net weight? (5) 2 The old king takes the old railway (7) 3 Pious cat, liable to be peevish (8) 4 'Last came and last did go, The --- of the Galilean lake' (Milton)
5 Ob) viously he doesn't like his condiments damp (9) 7 'Well - Public, ye who like me not' (Browning) (7)
8 Stand ices all round? (9) 9 Good fortune for the composer (5)
A first prize of a copy of Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary and a second prize of a book token for one guinea will be awarded to the senders of the first two correct solutions opened on Sept. 23. Address solutions: Crossword No. 1009, 99 Gower St., London, WCI,
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary is recommended for Crosswords. 14 One so intoxicated might need to be (9)
15 Tutor in no hurry, evidently (9) 17 She's discretion itself (8)
19 Two signals given by a ring'? (7) 21 It sounds like encouragement to 'pop' the wad (7) 22 'Or idlest - amid the bound- less main' (E. Bront) (5)
25 Matt of the trees? (5) 26 The girl with the black eye? (5)
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