"THE SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 232

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ACROSS

t. The composer of " Armide V could hardly complain of a lack of it.

3. Just a little bad language, so to speak.

to. The centre of this place is where it should be.

Ix. " I am ready to be painted," said the model.

12. If they hold anything it's usually wrath.

13. The opposite of perfect peace? (5, 3.) 55. No beauty parlour can make up for this. (4, 4.)

17. A Hampshire admiral.

19. The little beast hesitates to make a claim.

21. One doesn't expect to see slow coaches or old buffers on this. (4, 4.) 24. Many a patrolling 'plane did. 25. Where crafty folk hold a reception? 27. Top Rome from this.

28. Not the drink of epicures. (3, 4.) 29. Snort idiot! It's a this of this.

30. Poets watch theirs even if they don't watch their step.

DOWN

I. It isn't shortly before five at the

(4,

2. Attend tonsorially to a woman's service.

4. Spent by dose people? 5. Nine short of steps in fiction. 6. Ejection.

7. Now's the time, though it's short.

8. Their favourites die young.

9. " Quoted -, and jewels five- words-long." (Tennyson.) 54. Presumptive.

16. But surely it's bass that's so low! (5. 4-)

18. The enthusiast and Daniel go dancing. 20. Asiatic people.

22. How the performer of t6 should be.

23. Curtailed publicity. 26. Murphy.