Crossword 708

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £11.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) will be awarded for the first three correct solutions opened on 3 June. Entries to: Crossword 708, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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Name Address ACROSS 12 Some tornado besieged 13 How to ask for a fee, piously, 14 Opening payment (4) 15 Tuber a company returned (3)

18 Leaderless gang Russian

22 In Ireland, John takes church 23 President has to change and 19 A nut one turned at the back of

27 Put an end to month with 29 Drier atmosphere with iron 31 Interruption to lines could be a 35 One member receives credit in 38 Unit of the highest quality (3) 39 Ridges located in an overseas

41 Palindromic bastard-wing (5)

43 Last month, dale and tree

DOWN brick-built home (5) maybe (11, three words) commanded (7) a car (7) meeting (6) equivocate (6) goddess (5) curse (6) about, rusting first (6) Ayr. Fine! (7) archipelago (4) development getting retarded (11) 10 Unruly class to be hindrances 20 Voter distracted in choice for 15 Follower of fashion loses head 21 Palm in Britain (3) 25 Visionary's home (5) 26 Singular twitch by 40 makes one 17 Eccentric, homosexual being

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30 Cupboard with a bottom drawer 32 Wherein Charlton's first score, 2 Door-keeper left in the middle 6 Non-professionals' set-pieces 3 Shocked state also disturbed 5 Strengthen a new coffer (7) 7 Journalist caught us out making 8 By oneself in the borders of 9 Garden of Avon? (4) 33 Charm a hybrid, having time

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