THE "SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 713
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Across
1. She didn't find even the proverbial skeleton. (6. 73.
10, Garden of girls. (7.) 11. A man could change places with it. (7.) 12. Six go to South Africa with it. (4.) 13. Either way its urban. (5.) 14. " All overgrown with azure - and flowers." (Shelley.) (4.) 17. Stern lie. (Anag.) (7.) 19. His offspring is on an equality. (6.) 21. She displaced Vashti. (6.) 22. An approving demand for attention. (4. 4.) 24. " The - in secret slept." (Bourne.) (4.) 25. She didn't choose the best man. (5.) 26. Showing that buns may give one a nasty jolt. (4.) 30. So do our changes. (7.) 31. They are always ready to drop a line. (7.) 32. Leg-wear that spoils the look of the MS. (13.)
Down
2. Displaces. (5.) 3. The cup-bearer cuts short the hymn- writer. (4.)
-4. Much less, than the Israelites had to negotiate. (3, 5.)
5. When this boy goes to sea he becomes something else. (6.)
6. They get so waxy. (4:)
7. " Tip-tilted like the petal of a flower." (9.) 8. The plant might be " Journ y's End." (10. 3.) 9. Game that appears to condemn the accused. (9, 4.) 15. Flower in a masterpiece. (5.) 16. Source of nourishment calling for a slight revision in the daily record. (5.) 18. In this situation one might complain that it was a bit thick. if not clear. (2. 3. 4.) 20. " On dune and - sinks the fire." (Kipling.) (8.) 23. A 30 place in France. (6.) 27. " He looked again, and found it was his sister's husband's (Carroll.) (5.) 28. Corresponding appointment. (4.) 29. Seycn for a man. (4.)
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