Crossword 608

A prize of ten pounds will be awarded for the first correct solution Opened on 6 June. Entries to: Crossword 608, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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Eighteen solutions are entered as normal, eighteen are not The unclued lights (all in Chambers, and one hyphened) need no such consideration.

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6 Child's carriages depart before farm vehicles (7, hyphened) 11 Samoan, for instance, from E. Spain, only (10) support for evacuation

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by plane (7, two words) 18 Charge back from police, ef- city took back in 33 19 The 1 Spanish yru(s3h)

21 Iftrllit 'sh(a1130i)t with one raccoon-like (t(4t5alined the great secret

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from a small section (5) 30 Unchaste grown-ups surrounded dishevelled roue (10) 33 Make mistake in computer read- out (3)

35 Linguistic formation of gilt cot (7) 36 Distance covered from motor- way — almost 31/2 miles, almost (7)

37 Nobleman is almost ready (4) 38 Old auctioneer or French cavalry

39 soldier (9)

Banishment concerning a diplomatic mission (10) 40 Triflers' soft beds (7) DOWN

1 Shakespeare's full of empty assurances, making Mr a L McRae's 15 (14, hyphened)

2 Flower from dell before rain storm (8) 3 Coal distributed about privy (6) 4 Change for a short rime (9, hyphened) 5 Works to Scottish society (5) 6 Periods suggesting unconvincing bewilderment (8)

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7 Duck down (5) 9 Knowing one's mind, admitting walking (14, hyphened) 10 Headless bambino disturbed African witchdoctor (6, hyphen- ed) 12 Learn about Hogmanay, finally: only over the border (6) 14 Disinclined to terminate sin (6) 20 Associate with one water-fowl for pig-rat (9) 23 Having spires soaked in lye, in- itially (8) 25 Fool rejected alternative infor- mation — it's a gas! (8) 26 Flower trench surrounding high place (6) 31 What to do after bad 'arvest? (6) 34 Row 24g, maybe (5)

35 A hollow fish makes US jam tart (5)