" THE SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 281,

By ZENo

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ACROSS Dishonest man engaged in demolition ?

9. This fellow runs more than his own race.

" He who bath bent him o'er the dead Ere the first . . . of death is fled."

13 with 15. The end of a drink. 14. What is the worth of a hog running about extended marshy land ?

16. Animal on wheels ?

17. Without words-but never- theless can be read.

19. " Between two worlds-one dead, The other . . . to be born."

22. This fellow should be useful for caulking seams.

23. rev. with 24. Kind of sleep that requires only one eye ?

24. rev. See 23.

25. Good for making paper in a rush.

26. A scenic curia (anag.).

28. rev. Firearm that ended up in Ireland.

3o. Sheesh will give you a tip. 32. Flighty old wine.

33. This creature seeks pro- tection the wrong way.

DOWN 2. Carried in a boat.

3. Any author likes to make them but not to get them.

4. Certainly not a theoretical quack. I. 5. Foil.

6. rev. Sounds as if it denies being born.

7. This matures into defensive coverings.

8. Food that sounds distorted.

9. This means of getting family secrets bears fruit.

zo. Ornithological lever.

II. A set of people lumped together is under five hun- dred and one.

12. Sprung from same fore- father.

13. Housewives don't mind this demon. 15. See 13 across.

17. rev. Realise.

18. This conveyance ends in heaven.

2o. rev. " The land of scholars, and the . . . of arms." 21. rev. Headgear that cause

explosions.

27. rev. Strum with this for a

period of five years.

29. Part of any view. 31. Though, this makes no difference.