Crossword 666
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 30 July. Entries to: Crossword 666, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WCIN 2LL.
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The connection of 1 Across (which is hyphened) with the title is different from that of the other unclued lights.
Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS 10 Rock staggered the zorille (10) 14 Brooded about aged poilu? (6) 16 Turn and see edge of coconut in palm (5) 17 OT man's name for angel (5) 20 Plant, sow pulse round about (7) 21 Tree to study, in widely- branching state (7) 23 Conducting fellow's sound beat
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24 Done for? Shame — garrotting indeed! (5) 25 Point, after scrape, faded (5) 32 Names old townee among ex- perts (7) 36 German city, endlessly ascetic (5) 37 Tall ungainly Red conceals name (5) 38 Orang-utans are lechers (6) 39 Dull English coin (4) 40 Unit Trust axed a chief getting a principle in a pickle? (10, two words) 41 Impish enjoyment? What's the catch? (4) DOWN 1 Rectifier, see, held by dean (5) 2 Cotton yarn in mill is leached (5) 3 Purified liquid (eau) let out (6) 4 River doubly flooding doomed conveyance (5) 5 Scottish bird presses for palan- quins (7) 6 They say 1 cause depression, busy in Ayr (6) 11 Stirrin' up bit of mincemeat? (6) 13 Fast monkey, active master (7) 15 Solicitor's support over a border? (8) 18 Plant that creeps around, short distance, mostly meadow (10) 21 Dismay about short increase in valuation (9) 22 Part of ark grated on the beach (7) 26 Act as registrar in charge of in- nards (7) 28 Tree is shooting up in Ugo's house (6) *29 Glaswegian round about, bird fond of crab (6) 31 Removes top from broken sun- dial, scratched one (6) 33 Dry firm plain (5) 34 Apply oil once — from a fish, we're told (5) 35 Dances audibly in fetters (5)
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