Crossword 658

Prize: £10 — or a copy of Chambers Dictionary, 1983 edition (ring the word 'Dictionary' under name and address) — for the first correct so ution opened on 4 June. Entries to: Crossword 658, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WCIN 2LL.

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Solvers should 22 the Down lights in the sprit of the other unclued Across lights. In two possible alternatives, the reverse of alphabetical order rules.

Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS

1 Sweet tin (5)

9 French poet who composed 'Sans Rapani' (10) 12 Four-hundredth translated into Runic alphabet (7) 14 A large dram from Mac's drinking-cup ... (5) 15 ... consumed and drunk neat without energy (5) 24 Sharpen razor for one bristle (4) 25 Utter victory at last (4) 27 Painter depicts disturbed Cid and Ivan (7, two words) 28 One god embracing NT per- sonality (8) 34 Snake-like endless type (5) 35 Long robe, thanks to god (5) 38 Blemish thanks to living in sin (5) 39 Short of speech? Whisper (10) 41 Mixed oil (in one c.c.) causes complaint (5) DOWN 1 Map I follow in verses about measuring planes (13) 2 Ornamental work shows the Spanish lion roaring about (6) 3 Part of Maryland is malarial US swamp (6) 4 Lizard primarily is generally unknown as Northern animal (6) 5 Sad to say, a girl loses foot (4) 6 Pour over and allow to frequent without sign of hesitation (7) 7 Ditches — and also laughs (5, hyphened) 8 Composition would lack nothing for musical entertainment (8) 10 Drawing together to study violin part with cyne-arrangement (13) 13 Defeat on the lines (7)

17 About the street? (6) 7 CS poenncseearl' s flower,regards fsoary ,holy in man 18 hseoetmelsou(toof place (6) 19 Fairy claw is sole suPPnr( (1) 22_ 60 Tom Pinch's forty winks ( -0 2293 RvInaecngiceidsetantotaol npeoleinssiadied (c7o)risiructiv 30 Early ad' rcarouostficnedwevsiecaelinoa)King 0) ydwepinetnedrehnati(l6i)n wine-cas -, 31 Here the French hold ba 32 Beings mostly sent to IA (5h) el ..e, 36 A duck, 5 and a 50 scored