CROSSWORD
A first prize of £25 and a bottle of Graham's Late Bottled Vintage 1989 Port for the first correct solution opened on 18 December, with two runners-up prizes of £15 (or, for UK solvers, the Cham- bers Dictionary – ring the word `Dictionary'). Entries to: Cross- word 1238, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.
Brewer confirms that the other unclued lights, individually or as pairs (with one, of two words, doing triple duty), relate in the same way to 13 40 18 (of the 5 42).
Name Address ACROSS 9 One seen around without company — Scrooge, frugal sort ( 14 Horse with best backing? (3) 16 Eucalyptus, gnarled at root (6) 17 Refuse hard walk (5) 20 Cut into Three Tenors around swell concert's middle (7) 22 Chief chief chief of district? (7) 24 Dish of dumplings in butter is not so cold, see (7) 25 Broil gaper (gutted) badly (5) 26 Hides stones? (5) 28 Excursion, composition of a superior Lake poet (7) 31 Go through sun and showers (7) 33 A game rascal set foot in America (7) 37 In den I activated computer (5) 39 Yen to follow goblin, rare bogey (6) 41 Modern shop changes round personnel? (10) 43 Australia's catching fine sheer inspiration! (8) DOWN 1 Awful dream, piquant, about work: Latin, grafting? (13) 2 Catch sun? It's dried part of coconut (5) 3 Matron and maiden — different 4 Rowing crew makes island in sound (5) 6 Say cut by sculptor is wearing away (7) 7 Thrower of stones hoisted about Goliath's head a number (6) 8 Governor may partially rule (4) 10 Divert second enchantress (6) 12 Lack of ceremony troubled Tess, tense lass (13) 15 Send help to cover w-wound up — plaster works (7) 21 Plant lice race off (8) 27 Climber in Edinburgh, close to Greyfriars Bobby? (7) 29 Loosed 'ound that's detective's leader (6) 30 Little Sarah loves soft drink with sassafras (6) 32 Gun confused type nearly snatched (6) 35 Don in ace department (5) 36 Out of form, out of form (4)
Solution to 1235: Short and curlies
All unclued lights might be preceded by SCOTCH.
First prize: R. Horner, Chorley, Lancs. Runners-up: C. Littlehale, Norwich; Robin Vick, Harrow-on- the-Hill, Middlesex.
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