CROSSWORD
A first prize of £25 and a bottle of Graham's Late Bottled Vintage 1989 Port for the first correct solution opened on 27 August, with two runners-up prizes of £15 (or, for UK solvers, the latest edition of The Chambers Dictionary – ring the word 'Dictionary ). Entries to: Crossword 1273, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WCIN 2LL,
• .. the solution, including the unclued lights (3), in one of them (31). One light is hyphened. Elsewhere, ignore an accent.
Name Address
ACROSS
control (8) (9)
for shootin' of grouse? (12) August! (6, hyphened) 12 Chekhov? One with weight (5) 13 Cheap pony went astray (8) opening of larynx? It is (7) sadly (10, two words)
17 Skewer middle of thickening (9)
18 Irish expert's smoother (6) pair in order (7) 24 Always, in the past, algebra irritated (6) 25 Any son naughtily teases (6) 27 Police, around during late PM, stalk (7) 29 Man catching on is able to dance (8) 33 Gold leaf in refurbished room left for all to see (6) 34 Ribbon of quiet colour (5) 35 One dipped into china bucket (4) 37 Bird of prey, strong in carina (7) 38 Mandarin from bureau you know about (5, hyphened) 39 Check over guides about fashionable wines (12) 40 Call for massage, we're told (4) 41 Piece of protective kit selector modified (8)
DOWN
1 Love weird magic of ancient characters (6) 4 See number sent below conclude here? (7) 5 Wandering in Tonga via waterway (10) 6 In chancel established a keyboard instrument (7) 7 Prompters, initially keen, haver amid jeers (11, hyphened) 8 Projects covering English and Germanic people (5) 1 Film with Liz can go out of 9 Pales, rigid, a lag nearly climbs knot of hair (5) 26 Shooters, certainties to trap last
30 Co)
nverse with one for company — it's free (6) 32 Rank of note held by G-man (5) 36 Jane in novel journey (4)
Solution to 1270: Eventful
The other unclued ligh s were citie which, in hosting the Olympic Games, have followed the exampl of OLYMPIA (27).
First prize: Mr Ken Gordon, Aberdeen. Runners-up: Dr J. Thompson, Edinburgh; A.E.A. Simpson, Manchester.
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