CROSSWORD
1063: Laver by Mass
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 29 June. Entries to: Crossword 1063, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.
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Across clues are normal. Down clues each comprise a definition and the letters of the light hidden as a consecutive Jumble incorporating one extra letter. These extras spell out an apt phrase. The unclued lights (one hyphened) have something in common.
Name Address ACROSS 8 Sticky stuff, last of damson fool 12 ecord seaman's word (5) 14 Shackles holding Italian outlaws g ) 16 -Deserter's minced oath (4) 17 Concise, Thailand's language (5) 22 A girl ran amok, getting the boot! (8) 23 Bird drinks in sink (7) 24 Droppings, stormy rain, after hush (6) 25 Drink endless fruit pop (6) 27 Fowl, duck, in roll (7) 33 Outline square vessel (6) 34 Hill rocks, short of ridge (5) 35 Authentic part of speech therapy 37
Given power, beadle makes changes round North (7)
40 Insect on tip of the stake (4) 41 Institute workers in moments (8) DOWN 1 Rents his last penthouse (6)
2 A4)rgosy hailed with call from ship (
3 Automatic pilot for e.g. our geyser (6) 4 Sandpipers, such insectivores (7) 5 Oversee? He allows time off duty (10, hyphened) 6 Are starches food suppliers? (7) 7 Suspense in the book's terrible (11, hyphened) 8 Dates Greeks' old spears (5) 9 Braves, see, rout stagecoaches 10 pens non-alcoholic mineral (6) 13 Time-serving lag, and novice, in world of crime (8) 15 Handicap? Race will, perhaps, be scratch (11) 20 A riot staged by stirrer (8) 21 Vasoconstrictor forms clots, one in cranium (9)
26 Overheard eloquent old counsel Ve)
28 cretive types stay so reserved
29 Cg) hain feet, manacle (6) 30 Box a paper tiger (6)
31 Examines sick chef (6) 32 Book? Scribe obliged (5) 36 School's present captain (4)
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