" THE SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 228

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ACROSS

1. This confection should be done brown. (9, 4-)

to. A characteristic of those who dislike being got at?

rt. He didn't bow; to the gallery.

is. Taken to achieve so.

13. Clean fish.

16. Perpetual motion?

17. Influential aspect of Miss Poe.

18. " Words, words, words." 20. Each din is a quadruped.

22. Jane Austen's girl..

23. Sticky brogues.

24. Fish for a cap.

27. It's the rich arena of the period. (3, 9, 3.) 28. The spirits suffer dilution. (6, 3, 4.) DOWN

2. Listen to the result of 5.

3. Gray referred to his shrill clarion.

4. See, cease, haven, concord. (4, Ir.) 5. Double the sum, but half the score.

(5, 4, 3> 3-) •

6. Girl of note.

7. They might have been seen round the table.

8. Security of the beautiful model. (7, 6.) 9. It is not to say that the seaside boarding-house is unprogressive.

14. Votes for cooks.

15. A shipwreck 19. Palatial walk. 21. It's not so shallow here.

25. Heartless Charles.

26. " An eye like -, tb threaten and command." (Shakespeare.)