CROSSWORD 858: Romeo and Juliet by Doc

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £13.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) for the first three correct solutions opened on 31 May. Entries to: Crossword 858, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued lights (two of which are hyphened) are of a kind, forming half of their group. All except 43 are listed in Chambers, but none thematically (though they are listed thematically in Collins). Elsewhere, ignore two accents.

Name Address ACROSS

5 Disguises many trees (6)

10 Dig this! (10) 13 Troop paintings causing commo- tions (8) 17 Settler unsettling fish (7) 18 Parry was not back for number

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20 rce through — on American lines? (8) 25 Sturdy tree. Not half (3) 26 Cheer tot, plunged in depression

g28 inscientious objector backing chanc of hours, having yellow hue 7)

29 Oneheading very young climber

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31 hoes are of two sorts (8) 34 3 vehicles (7) 40 Scout sent ahead in error with proposition (8)

41 Enrol once more and give up office (6)

42 Doubly inclined — yes! (10, hyphened) 44 Area of NY having strange set ideas (8, two words) DOWN 1 One against informer coming round for a month (6) 2 Foreign appearance (8) 3 Pub employee without conse- quence for 34 (6)

4 Scott's fish active during chases (5)

7 Maybe 33D's everything for the sweet (11, two words) 9 Region up-state that's severe (8) 11 Is inane — awfully so (7) 14 Day after disturbing IRA attack (4) 15 Scent from most of house (4) 16 Sound of dying man that altered dramatically (11, hyphened) 21 Surprising expression from the Harrods organisation (4) 22 Money changing after silver, I must get nothing (4) 23 Relation's coat of arms (8) 27 Marks changing sides before coming in (8) 30 One in the character of Welsh boy ( 31 Supply 4) of snuff in demand (4) 32 Only half admitting the Navy's letters (6) 33 See 7 (6) 35 Some schemer craftily upsetting French food (5)

The solution to Crossword 855 is on page 60. Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service.