CROSSWORD 1427: Over the Styx by Dumpynose

A first prize of £30 and a bottle of Graham's Six Grapes Port for the first correct solution opened on 6 September, with two run- ners-up prizes of £20 (or, for UK solvers, the latest edition of The Chambers Dictionary — ring the word Dictionary'). Entries to: Crossword 1427, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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Seven unclued lights ('ncluding two pairs, one containing three words) are words or phrases associated with 1A (three words).

Name Address ACROSS

9 Itching solver keen at the start (4)

11 Beetles choose between cabbage and date (10) 14 Language in Hungary Adriatic port comprehends (6) 17 Burgle in Winchester? (5) 18 Prevent recitation by empty rhymist (5) 20 Rubs oil into Pretender's children's children (7) 21 This turn could be unremittent intrusive rock (7) 23 Infusion of adjuvants coursing hearts only (7, hyphened) 24 Cold, not cloudy like the Lake District (5) 25 Like some stout leg-side knock (5, two words) 27 Pelt the rector too (7) 32 Acts idly, shocking toilers (7) 36 Pot set accepted heroin (5) 37 One turning back on penny? Caledonian won't (5) 38 Material Girl (6) 39 Merit of organ number (4) 40 Control over female servant (10) 42 Take on austerer, tight men for these appointments (14) DOWN 1 'Marshy dragon'? To some extent (5) 2 Having pants expanded with felt? (5) 3 'Here' is in Toulon, extremely distant (6) 4 Good flame making pud warmer

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5 Site LSE developed for purposive activity (7) 7 Maybe shooter was champion loaded with processed pea (6) 8 Controversial type wins over philosopher (9) 10 Ring parrot after wing test (11, two words) 13 Canter fat horses about with brute bachelor trimmed (7) 15 Least adept son of Noah mounts (to8)p of Everest in damp weather 16 Brownie follows strange Tyrolean sport (11, two words)

26 Exam pressure upset Mona Lisa? (7) 28 Purist adult bats like most attics (7)

29 Proceed into cattle compound (6) 31 Birds behold water bird, head submerged (6) 33 Slanderer's plain (5) 34 Nine set about university bore (5)

35 Sheets giving Scots tummy ache (5)