Crossword 636

A prize of ten pounds will be awarded for the first correct solution opened on 19 December. Entries to: Crossword 636, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WCIN 2LL.

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ACROSS 1 Old judge seen in Fife the prudes misrepresented (13, hyphened) 10 One in at Lords 'it out, expan- ding muscles (10) 12 Move on before parking vehicle (4) 14 Progress note worth re-writing (6) 16 False notions of language in- deed! (5) 17 Although obsolete who's worried about nothing? (5) 20 Bucolic hatless fashion follows English class (7) 23 Baron in bluest unkempt beard

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24 Water-wheel — where one goes after booze? (5) 25 Prince accepts thanks for trees (5) 27 Taking a lot of interest in gurus' reformation (7) 30 Those sent on project possibly may be including a bodyguard (7) 32 Hotel in excitement — it was created by caveman perhaps (7) 36 Get to know Liberal gain from Labour (5) 37 Pricks eggs (5) 38 Hold coverings before heads (6) 39 Smooth on the Clyde, swells coming back (4) 40 Tip top at the wicket I'm skilful catching it (10) 41 Doctor rejected one monkey (4) 42 Tuition a bit adrift in set up of board-school, perhaps (13) DOWN

I Tangle web (5)

2 Like English judge in trouble once (5)

3 One entering into a legal docu-

ment after one's provided with plans (6) 4 Eager to overprovide (5) 5 Look up in Pears awkward words (7) 6 We got a fixed fee for the draw- ing (6) 9 Manager, One who was obse- quious to Shakespeare (10) 13 Sun? Misplaced hope over most of wild country (7) 15 Gum-resin's rising no more out- side end of deep cut (8)

19 I got nail out of hollowed out stone (8)

22 Discourses of awful monsters, timelessly (7) 26 Rabbit on board, it's looking sickly (7) 28 Desert it without one rousing cheer (6) 31 State that's looking up under British general direction (6) 33 Vulture's in nasty mood if you rub up the wrong way (5) 35 Common for all to see in American state (5)