SPECTATOR CROSSWORD No. 843

ACROSS 1 'Or emptied some dull to the drains One minute past' (Keats) (6). 4 Each sins, says the old Prince, mumbl- ing (8).

10 The kind of record not indicated on the sundial (3-4).

11 A fiver, wrapped up, for Poppy (7). 12 His charges are often a flighty lot (11).

13 Firmness displayed by a Canadian Liberal (4).

15 The first man in the kilt? (7) 17 Link round about a thousand in the palace (7). 19 The judge appears displeased with his clothes (7).

21 1 cut Nelson for her l (7)

23 See 9.

24 Ruffled beard on Ian denotes a Scot (10).

27 'Be thy - wicked or charitable' (Shakespeare) (7). 28 Roast in the extinct volcano(7).

29 An afterthought entwined in a lock of hair? (8) 30 Is this what the Irishman unfailingly 'trails ? (6)

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1 Purveyor of Vitamin C to the Irish? (9)

2 Laicism runs amok in this world (7).

3 Cheated and no longer in the game, even if adorned (7, 3).

5 Young relative naturally gets only a small drink (9).

6 'Take back the - you gave,' said Browning (4).

7 Pasture for a select number (7).

8 Spar that doesn't show enough spirit (5).

9 Sappers in a batty double appearance with 23 (4, 4).

14 Machine which makes a-pilot cheer (10). 16 In the Underground a graduate sister displays transition (9).

18 Mr. Pooter, for example? (9)

20 'As one that knots his for a ball' (Chesterton) (7).

22 A careless lot l (7) 23 I'm in the majority, though wet (5).

25 Mended by Fairless (4).

26 Hang up the pans, smart now! (4) 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 July 26 and addressed: Crossword No. 843, 99 Gower St., London, W.C.1.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary, New Version, is recommended for Crosswords.

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