SPECTATOR CROSSWORD No. 918

ACROSS 1 Fish chowder that appealed to Thac- keray (13).

9 It runs from zygote to zygote (4-5).

10 Fish with a Carrollian flavour (5).

11 The girl with the stirrup cup (5).

12 Rough twin (anag.) (9).

13 Hands together, please, at this time (7).

15 A kiss if so and so in the old city (7). 17 The bricklayer evidently takes care of his equipment in wet weather (7). 19 Fleet in fashions for painters (7).

21 Peasant from Essex with a castle in Hampstead (4, 5).

23 Give admittance to the artist to the works (5).

24 There's scope in the woods. (5).

25 Bulls from oversee? (9)

26 Bruder (7, 6).

DOWN 2 Propose to a party man with the cash (9).

3 Princes united in America as here (5). 4 How one hopes one's dip will come off(7).

5 The little creatures are on the increase (7).

6 As the sunbather might remark in a good season (9).

7 Nothing will give it punch (5).

8 'Had I the heavens' embroidered -' (Yeats) (6).

9 The boy has got in; it is romantic (5).

14 Flowers that open to conceal their perfume? (9) 16 There is no heart in the girl (9).

17 'And I of ladies most - and wretched' (Shakespeare) (6).

18 Are they on porter's duty at Mouse- hole? (7) 19 One of baby's activities observed by Shakespeare (7).

20 Snow's piling up in Scotland for the birds (5).

22 Not cut with the mutton (5).

23 'Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant (Masefield) (5).

Two prizes will be awarded: a copy of the De Luxe edition of Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary and a book token for one guinea. They will be awarded to the senders of the first two correct solutions opened after noon on December 24 and addressed: Crossword No. 91d, 99 Gower St., London, WCI Chambers'sTwentieth Century Dictionary, New Version, is recommended for Crosswords.

RS Solution on December 28 So ution to 916 on page -

Thc winners of Crossword No. 916 are: Mg R. B. AINSWOR1K 2 WI'" gontery Avenue. Esher, Surrey, and Mits. ALEXANDER SINCLO!1",' Auchentorlie, Bowling, By Glasgow.