CROSSWORD
1055: Shades of meaning by Smokey
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 5 May. Entries to: Crossword 1055, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WCIN 2LL.
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Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS 1 They throw pots (8) 5 Being sharp, a chief inspector leads detectives back (6) 12 Former wife I guided when banished (6) 13 Transfer engineers from foreign poly, possible (8) 16 Nasty weather: shelter in street 17 Mour in evidence in macrame symposium (7) 18 River near New Jersey town (7) 25 Childless adult? Well! (3) 26 Was ready, say, but harassed (7) 28 Entirely right to go round Spain: it's less noisy (7) 29 A bit to eat, if out of sorts (3) 31 Many finish up certain to be caught and told off (8) 34 Fashionable, dazzling stage entr- ances? Not now (7) 36 Second-class pineapple fruit (7) 39 Scope for US money (5) 40 Ends of roulade he'd eat maybe, warmed up again (8) 42 Bury a tree, we're told: one bearing olive branch? (10) 43 Confront a claim out loud (6) DOWN 2 This co-habitee creates stir? Just the reverse (8) 3 Most ancient Steed trotting round lake (6) 4 Wither under sun, and die (5) 6 French town prison holding En- glish (4) 7 Going downhill holding hat up, Concealed (11) 8 Star left after wedding vow (4) 9 Introduction to composition of remix duo (8) 11 Can die, sadly, swallowing un- known quantity . . of this'? (7) 14 Dung-beetles cut tail off fish (4) 19 Old reptile for English animal doctor (4) 21 Cut head off animal (4) 22 Thereafter, for Shakespeare, some coupons will do (4) 23 Combination of bread and ale, easily digested? (8) 24 Escorts, say, making rules (7) 25 Steer youngsters round (4) 27 Retch drinking lots of tea'? That causes distress (8) 30 Story: last part is heard (4) 31 Recently found holding coin (4) 33 Six points for an ascetic (6) 35 Scrap: version of 'shred' (5) 38 Musical for jazz fans (4)
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