SPECTATOR CROSSWORD No. 1083
I Friday at the House, and there's competition? (12) . not much to cat! (5, 7)
9 Chooser of students' fun (9) DOWN 10 Prelude to a knock-down (5) , 1 Keeps short of cloth in addition li s. (7) ,aet Poe at the front (6) 12 Leaflet for seamen, quite then-
retical (8) ,3 A waggish linale, perhaps (9) 13 u 4 A shady race? (4)
He. should be at home on the briny (6) 5 Hermit who would spoil a light (8) 1 Gooseberry legend seems to• 6' Poetically better equipped than
obtain in the monkey world! (4-4) Argus? (5) 18 Was in a fix and bagged the lot (8) 7 How 6 operates (7)
19 Sounds like a hole in one's pants! 8 The prima donna gets the takings
(6) (8) 21 Here Ban takes a rest (8) 14 Distributed, no doubt, by gran-
23 In his task Ariel has the help of (lees! (8)
a soldier (6) 16 Smelling salts for the deer who's 26 His works arc perfectly fabulous., been clipped (9) (5) 17 'That way madness lies (8) 27 Poets rime to gain time (9) • 18 Vegetable that is purloined (7)
A: • . 2 Nothing I should do? (8) ,. first prize of a book token for one guinea and a second prize of a book token for fifteen ilings will be awarded -to the senders of the first two correct solutions opened on April 12.
Address solutions: Crossword No. 1083, 99 Gower St., London, WCI. •
Solution on April 15
20 He rises when she appears, naturally! (7) 22 Father shows this light (5) 24 No staying in bed if one is indicated (5) 25 Cat-calls from the diver (4)
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