Crossword 657

Prize: 10 — or a copy of Chambers Dictionary, 1983 edition (ring the word 'Dictionary' under name and address) — for the first correct solution opened on 29 May Entries to: Crossword 657, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WCIN 2LL.

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The unclued lights comprise two key-words, each with an associated quarte • in across/down groupings. Use alphabetical priority in the spelling at 8D.

Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS

1 Outward going with money? Frugal, I changed (11) 7 Wanton attire (3)

I I Hear piper and viola in part of Venice (6) 13 Introduced charged particles? Iodine's transformed (7) 16 Vain, right layabout (5) 17 Earlier tailless rodents belonging to deserts (6) 20 Table from, namely, historical dwelling (6) 21 Psalm pamphlet (5) 22 Seamen from the continental reefs (7) 27 Loose finish, for Milton (7) 29 Marie excited Chinks (5) 32 Spot defaced/fruit (5) 34 Spotted crumpled tie inside old London theatre (6) 36 Indians with spoken aims (5) 38 Animal from series highly valued, they say (7, hyphened) 39 Silver spike producing shred of skin (6) 41 Over-assuming, shamming in utter pose (11) DOWN 1 Such as sell cutters? (10) 3 Live in the country? Sounds dull, little girl (9) 5 Pike's bitten veg, tricked as before (7) 6 Lady-killer, all divine, late leaving (8) 7 Plump and plain-spoken (5) 9 Hemp from Arab State (6) 10 Touch of ice in borders in winter (5)

12 Business, moving diamonds (6,,)s 19 We're told to lift Garin

weighing-machines (10) 21 Will scrutinise catkin (9) 24 Change I double (8, two words)

25 Cut in complex nods and biPd'i'' nerve-cell (6)-consider26 Wrong 'seeding' —

unworthy, old (7) Ad

spread Treated old soldier 31 Is dry, madly, so buries Scored rass (6)

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33 Trim pair and child (5) unity

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chieftain (4)