Crossword 655
Prize: £10 — or a copy of Chambers Dictionary, 1983 edition (ring the word 'Dictionary' under name and address) — for the first correct solution opened on 14 May. Entries to: Crossword 655, The Spec ator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.
The unclued lights are of a kind with two if the clued ones. Ignore hyphens.
Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS 9 Drawback in former PM's direc- tion (10) 14 Uncle of the Merchant of Venice (3) 16 Capital fellow taking position behind long-on (6) 17 It described what some might have called a monk's chromo- some (5) 20 Post-Impressionist Polynesian's liliaceous genus, en masse (7) 22 Put up with many an old practice in the finish (7) 24 Plants a flock of mallard? About time! (7) 25 Noted syllabic system of a fellow wearing a kind of pith-helmet (5) 26 Peg back a p-paper-mulberry bark (5)
28 Encourages former kidnappers (7)
31 Noah's passengers' gear in a war- god's grip (7) 33 Price of headgear for a salt (7) 37 She was cheered about one (5) 38 Swings in Scotland of four or five points (5) 39 Make haste to go naked .... (6) 40 .... in England's green and pleasant Land (3) 41 Club bore with kirk entangled (10) DOWN 1 Induce bacteriostasis in apes, etc? It is a possibility (13) 2 Unusual sport (5) 3 Take after another alternative speechifier (6) 6 Is upset about Sandy's grand- child's pteridophytes (7) 7 Food for gunmen — a salad.... (6) 8 .... dog-food? (4)
10 Yankee up elo(d6ler about to fig a floater 11 articles stuff deep blue call,,T 12 PFaarilaeddissefaus(lly to appreciate E (8) 15taxed (131
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13 Biology Group's farewell 15 Not so many fish about in inae' 23 Gained a right that's wept ab°111 27 thinpC One e s e(ardent6()o spirit's fur coats (7).
29 Extra quick work-up withal 30 Clement? He is comparativeif
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Kansas for one month (6) 36 Heartless 17 — an honourable companion's teasing desire ()
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