CROSSWORD 1041: Nothing like a dame by Doc
A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers English Dictionary — ring the word 'Dictionary') for the first three correct solutions (please, no photocopies) opened on 27 January. Entries to: Crossword 1041, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.
The unclued lights (four of two or more words), imii‘idually or when correctly paired, are of a kind.
Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service.
15
16 18 21 24
ti-7 28 29 130
34 38 42
17
19 20 13
ACROSS 10 Fish-frame (5) 11 Crackling of paper-toy (6) 12 Turning out in it for teaching (7) 14 Spring grain harvest dishearten- ing Jewish priest (4) 16 Battlefield in the Great War (10) 17 Show the door to upper-class girl before brawl (8, two words) 20 He writes lyrics for unmarried follower of fashion (5) 21 Follower of PM taking exercise with the best (7) 22 One of the French range (5) 24 Queen Anne's first Important date (3) 27 Salmon is in short supply, we hear (3) 31 Shelter by church-drain (5) 34 Islets with house by old railway 35 1oyal Deeside town backing small party subsequently (8) 38 Girl's mistaken identity, in part (4) 40 Agreement in the manner dis- patched (6) 41 Sound of young bird sounding vulgar (5) 42 Moving grounds any time during the week (14, two words) DOWN 1 Out of Calcutta, urgent throaty voice (14, two words) 2 Pin down at the finger-tip (4)
3 Wearing that hat durirl, a local match (10, three words) 4 Sherry upsetting penniless Oslo poor (7)
5 Deal with source of gratification
(5)
6 It's heavenly dispensing ale out there (8) 13 Moth always around horse (5) 18 Australian vehicle wrecked at start of 42 (3) 19 Old minstrel making catch first (10) 23 Abject anarchist drivelled (8) 25 Simple design embracing one (5) 26 To sec the sights of part of Heraklion is expected (7) 28 Approach old road, turning without braking first (5) 29 Tea-dance. Not half! (3) 30 Call up everyone in Home Office, twice (7, hyphened) 32 Spruces up new lances (6) 35 Little Elizabeth's old jemmy (5) 37 Tailless bird used in tanning (4)
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