Crossword 587

A prize of ten pounds will be awarded for the first correct solution opened on 31 December. Entries to: Crossword 587, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued lights (three of which are of three or more words) are of a kind and are verifiable in Brewer. Ignore two accents and an apostrophe.

Name Address

A9CuR Unionist referee returned to Ger- man bank (4) 11 Extended distribution of golden tea (9)

12 Adjust band (4) 14 One rotten cigar isn't usually poisonous (6) 16 Breakfast time health drink? (5) 20 Ire ain't sluggishness — or can it

24 Cork k(7h)all whacker (7)

25 Is led out to move furtively (5) 26 Stop! No-go prohibition! (5) 31 Removable supplement extract (7, two words) 34 Calamities embrace upper-class pleasure trips (7) 37 Accommodation found return- ing from Goole to Hull (5) 38 Secure centre of isle (5) 39 Heartless little green man — a Tudor RC? (6) 4401 See (4)a fiddler (9) 42 Strip catalogue (4) DOWN I Wind-flower without ultra- marine tip (6) 2 Some reasonable gallivanting is allowed (5) 3 Hiring fee raised later — around November 1st (6) 4 Make lieutenants fools (5) 5 Demand two measures (7)

6 Young fliers with oriental tags (7) 7 Note hardwood tree mons- trosities (6)

8 Pot-plant showing age endlessly's the last word (8) 13 This husband's a saint! (7)

15 hLyopohkenedto) 2 plunder well....°°°aP°11 (8' 2 Distress taking time and 23 P(7)age at one's right hand? (8)0 27 cFhoarpmela(g7a)in hears about gYilithis

29 Site's in need of repair for • 30 party (6)

Explosive Asti first. Chec151 (6) 32 Composer almost last holding a 3335 CExopullodsibvee 40heaornd steeh ins Ile:lye:1051o st - (6) 36 (5) Wise Bondsman? (5)