THE "SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 691

[A Book Token for one guinea will be awarded to the sender of the first correct solution opened after noon on Tuesday week, August 26th, addressed Crossword, 99 Gower Street, London, W.C.1. Envelopes must be received not later than first Post that day and must bear the NUMBER of the puzzle and a 2.1d. stamp. Solutions must be on the form below, and none can be accepted from the U.S.A. The solution and the name of the winner will be published in the following issue.1

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1. Suggesting the fervour beaux. (4, 4.)

5. "Now the wild white (Arnold.) (6.) 9. Defeat and conversely change sides. (8.) 10. Among its inhabitants two gentlemen. (6.) 12. _No good-looking person it. (4, 3.) 13. Wimbledon mesh. (7.) 14. Old railway or older ship. (5, 7.) 17. A bit of careful bowling ? (12.) 22. An anonymous body. (7.) 23. Disentangle. (7.) 24. A girl to boot. (6.) 25. Tobacco water. (8.) 26. Dickensian shellfish. (6.)

27. Hate a man; profoundly it seems, like this. (8.)

Down I. One's under the doctor. (6.) 2. Fielding's girl says she's Lamb. (6.) 3. Uncle might become an R.A. (7.)

4. They are not returned to the people from whom they are taken. (12.) 6. So trees disclose him. (7.) 7. Hill which the bad marksman missed. (8.)

8. These 5 are calculated to take in the game. (8.) of deceased 15.

- play." 16.

were at least 19.

should have 20.

A devil in a nut. (Anag.) (12.) Weapon for a Canadian Samson, pos- sibly. (5, 3.)

Does he steer or make head gear ? (8.) 18. A hundred and fifty on a squeezed lemon. (7.) " 0 Jew ! an - judge, a learned judge ! " (Shakespeare.) (7.) Requite. (6.) Nearly all get a cap raised to them. (6.) 11.

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