Crossword 614

A prize of ten pounds will be awarded for the first correct solution opened on 18 July. Entries to: Crossword 614, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2L1..

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The unclued lights are of a lend, although one (which solvers must identify) differs from the others. All are listed in Brewer.

Name Address ACROSS I What fleichers do to acknowledge applause? (8, three words) 12 Wrinkled grouse-pie (6) 13 Instrument making its return with rotter in company (8) l6 These ancient Roman brethren rejected cells (5) 17 Choice academician's complex character (7) 18 German cloth (7) 20 Treats an alcoholic and disap- pears without right (8, two words) 25 Holding endless vendetta (3) 26 Tufted duck seen in new aspect (7) 28 Groups of 9 directions Edna's bungled (7) 29 An age difference of one (3) 31 Development stage of two churches' song (8) 34 Shrimp's expectorant (7) 36 Study pleasure-trip outline (7) 39 It 27 to auks, vultures, ibis and nuthatches, initially (5) 40 Chivalrous each evening, we're told (8) 41 Prophet in novel is hard-hearted (6) 44 Model car in the beach lay-by (8, two words) DOWN 2 Remove the spirit tax — in- cluding gold (8) 3 Hoodwinks car firm's ploughs, once (6) 6 The best extract (4) 7 Lack of life because of cartoon artistry (11) 14 Leaderless land, that's my prediction (4, two words) 16 USA reaction confused science of flying navigation (11) 19 Willingly, etc. (4) 21 River bird left out (4) 22 He employs a heartless doorkeeper (4) 23 Steamer on a part of Scottish lay- out (8) 24 Japanese ornament Spielberg's alien's placed in nuclear weapon (7) 27 Belongs to wild pinaster (8) 31 The fool many crib about (4) 33 Make Frenchman leave burn (6) 35 Sailors from Epsom? (5) 37 Two-toed sloth is one, to the French (4) 38 Those Scots hate change (4)