"THE SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 5 [A prize of a Book
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ACROSS Old military gate-crashers (13).
8. A Kentish Brontean (9). so. Court (5).
11, Work that is a painter (4). 12. Bell that nobody rings (4).
13. " In fair round belly with good capon -" (Shakes- peare) (5). 15. Guinea digger (5). 16. His is anything but dry Work (7). 18. Habituation round the ocean (7). 21. Painters in a taxi from the West Indies (5). 23. She was thought much of in Ephesus (5). 25. Mr. Kipling's pronoun (4). 26. It sounds more likely to run than jump (4). 28. Evidently the monkey is too hot in France (5). 29. Minus oils he wouldn't be the same person (9). 3o. It's indirectly hard on a man who belongs to thee, but quite just (13).
DOWN x. No doubt it makes a heavenly flight (3 words) (4, 2, 8). 2. Used to gain one's ends (7). 3. the weariest river Winds somewhere safe to sea " (Swinburne) (4).
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4. It is rude to do this, as is finally shown (7). 5. Terrify (5). 6. Not enough cloth to make a pigeon (7). 7. The publication of a beauty parlour? (2 words) (6, 8). 9. Something of the potato type is coming up (5). 14. Where the soul of music was shed (4). 17. See below. 19. It helps one to get a grip of things (7).
20, 17. Unprepared for this (9). 21. Noted for buns and sage (7). 22. A painter of the Venetian school (7).
24. Where the rule of thumb was exercised (5). 27. Entertaining multitude (4).
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