CROSSWORD

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £13.95 — ring the Words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) for the first three correct Solutions opened on 27 April. Entries to: Crossword 803, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued lights, including some proper names, are suggested by the title. Chambers gives 39A at the end of an article, but does not give two clued lights (a French word, whose accent is disregarded, and a place-name).

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1 Makes temporary stop with us in sheds (8)

8 Sinks eastern drinks, one short

12 shionable to omit Shakespea- rian entrance (5)

16 Upbraid a fool (4) 17 Christian sort of primate with New Testament (5) 18 Catholic? Gypsy is leader of heretics (6) 22 Animal Farm, perhaps, quite affronts English red (8) 23 Line, salesman's last sample (7) 24 Remove to a distance — i.e. long way out (6) 25 One vampire finally entombed? Most chilling (6) 27 Norman churches, say, remains, around South (7) 29 Gasp at diamonds in lady's out- fit? (8, two words) 33 Name, a name to fear, almost (6) 34 Soothsayer's heard, a bore (5) 35 Fate persistently distressed, they say (4) 37 Messy litter includes a feather

(7)

38 Resin covering the Continental tree (5) 40 Appropriate English attire (4) 41 Strain forward, run amok, in main event (8, hyphened) DOWN

1 Italian police officer turned up gold bars (6)

2 Part of awful nagging bone (4) 3 Genus of ferns with odd stripe (6)

4 Lower one taken in? Not at all

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6 C,H9N, almost stale in fish (7)

7 Faulty character? — Emma is enchanting (11) 8 Cleansing agent, deadly with top removed (5) 10 With nice manner, but devious in cunning (6) 13 One hand short in plant is res- trictive (8) 15 A second tax on window, we're told? Like a legal adviser? (11) 19 Bird has trouble with hat, oddly (10) 20 Old groom's rest disturbed in hubbub (8) 26 Tax strain grips scold (7) 28 Spanish city, one featured in dignified article (7) 30 Notice old saw, hooked kind (6) 32 Received touching verse (5) 36 See, look, a squirrel (4)