"THE SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 230 [A Book Token for one

guinea will be awarded to the sender of the first correct solution of this week's crossword to be opened after noon on Tuesday week, August 17th. Envelopes should be received not later than first post that day and must bear the word "Crossword," the NUMBER of the puzzle and a aid. stamp. Solutions must be on the form below, and none can be accepted from the U.S.A. The solution and the name of the winner will be published in she following issue.]

ACROSS

1. This, no doubt, was a good pull-up for this. (5, 3, 6.)

9.• a wash-out in the absence of a' policeman. (2, 3.) so. Cuban dean in plenty.

r. At home on a day unspecified, but very wet.

12. Crazy at a Burlington House auction?

13. Where people are mean? (4, 4.) i6. Chosen people are.

17. One of the trees in which Tennyson beard doves.

19. " These to his - since he held them dear." (Tennyson.) 21. One of the things that can never die. (4, 4.) 24. Longfellow shot and lost sight of it. 25. A comb's fitted to puss where a brush is to Reynard.

27. Fellow goes to a famous actor, very fruitY!

28. Almost a Japanese of metal.

29. Journey's end in the war is on the air.

DOWN

I. It's adequate.

2. Plant rooted in America.

3. Creased vestment.

4. Need a tip in this. (4, 4.)

5. " Neigh, and bark, and grunt, and roar, and burn, like horse, -, hog." (Shakespeare.) 6. Corollary and a poet from Dickens.

7. It makes the French nurse with the wrong article.

8. Half a score nearly finished. re. Gleaners of political information take it, of course. (5,-4.)

15. Part of Selkirk. 18. Shakespeare's was sweet-and-twenty. 19. A thousand and one like mother. 20. " . . the -, worn and wan. Never thus could voyage on." (Shelley.) 2x. No mails for him.

23. Observe.

25. Transported by 20. 26. Horse made a distinguished artist by Serpentine methods.