CROSSWORD
A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of either Chambers Dictionary or Chambers Crossword Manual — ring your choice) for the first three correct solutions opened on 12 September. Entries to: Crossword 873, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC IN 2LL.
The origin of these weekly puzzles can be seen as the origin of the unclued lights when they are grouped in three triads. These origins respectively conclude three of the normal clues. Elsewhere, ignore one apostrophe.
Name Address ACROSS
11 D(1e1e)r's disturbing jaunt in Mona- 4 Sharks severely criticise source
me (9) tain's office (7) 16 American helping class (5) or fish around island (7) 19 Tedious aircraftsman's sound 'ouse (7) dah (6, hyphened) 21 Abalone from New Zealand and
outskirts of Padua (4) (5)
deadly ones (7) (4) (4) satellites (4) 25 Next are in comfortable home
(7)
31 Direction of the brigantine astern (4) 32 Graduate and tenor returning for postal vehicle (7, hyphened) 34 Tax-man? (4) 35 Shot on this crossing? (7) 37 Diaeresis that's removed from 28, maybe (5)
40 Love-game upset conclusion (5) 42 Strange attire of birds (6)
44 Reference book measures back of delivery cart (11, two words) DOWN 1 Unfeeling point, with static (11) 2 Very good! B— magnificent! (6) 3 Criticise Rattle (5) 5 Jack's off the straight — at a Scottish stir! (4) 6 Indian gardener from Somali- land (4) 7 Introductions of former radio turn (7)
8 We linger outside, nevertheless (7)
9 Drawing male deer climbing into a shelter (9) co (7) 26 14 volts, one gram, one pound 15 It, to Scots, relishes despots (5) 18 Pottery showing old plough and water-hen getting broken (11)
(5)
33 Short of money, breaking pur- 36 Rabbit that's the same in Cyprus
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