CROSSWORD 1050: Underneath the arches 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 30 March. Entries to: Crossword 1050, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS 11 Circus dog (7) 13 Air instrument showing rate of speed in 3, maybe (9) 14 Spirit, at first evil, causing worry in Scotland (5) 16 Endless doom on West's leading author? Yes, but Chambers dis- agrees (5) 19 Rate count postponed (7, two words) 21 Butter-icing he enjoyed a bit (4) 23 Oddly, I do not initially care about teeth (7) 24 Boggy ground is back in Uttox- eter racecourse (4) 25 New air-beds for a shag (7, hyphened) 30 Debtors' sanctuary in disputed territory (7) 31 Crude rubber by unknown bush (4) 32 Some French game (7) 34 Care for remains, its said (4) 35 Old method embracing very soft paint-brush (7) 37 Mock the absconder (5) 40 Pound for a Penny Black (7) 42 Beautiful old book set in order 43 mily Bronte returning by rail- • way for champagne (7) 44 Saltpetre sent back in plenty, possibly fittingly (11) DOWN 2 Team up with two learners in the hammer (6) 3 See 13 (5) 5 Operatic heroine — demure Scots one (4) 6 Baron lifting charge for com- plaint (4) 7 Affirm on oath, as has been stated, about turbulent water (7, two words) 9 The reason for rash veto, out east? (9) 10 I arrive disordered at holiday coastal area (7) 17 Threesome — or apparently ttthreesome? (7) 20 Favouring music (7) 22 Cases Northern city show for seat (9, hyphened) 26 Beheaded, they are still venom- ous (5) 27 Start of philosophical discourse without posh quill (7) 29 Area including first of crops raised, for instance (7) 33 Consort with no time on 3rd of May (6) 36 Game-bird (5)

38 Issue of Time sent up (4)

39 Time of year for trip (4)