CROSSWORD
A first prize of £25 and a bottle of Graham's Late Bottled Vintage 1988 Port for the first correct solution opened on 29 August, with two runners-up prizes of £15 (or, for UK solvers, the Chambers Dictionary – ring the word 'Dictionary'). Entries to: Crossword 1222, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.
On the 12 8 (as 40 2 5 has arrived) every 38 is fair game. Of the other unclued lights, two are suggested by 12 and two by 8. Ignore an accent in one of them.
Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS 1 I start game, possibly first to spot beaks? (11) 7 Fabulous bird, not quite all the rage (3) 11 Duck, acceptable; goose, best (6) 13 See vestment's decorative work
(7)
15 Two rivers sheltered by low hill
(5)
16 Puppy with a leg up? (5) 18 Cape of specific hue (5) 20 Eat wings of 12 during this month (6) 21 Service ace — top one from Virginia? (5) 22 Harsh copper turns in a sour vagrant (7) 29 Backward look embraces your past journeys (5) 30 Melt fruit after cracking nut (6) 32 Power put into forward pass (5) 34 Batting first? Tense struggle (6) 36 Intermediate home's new features (5) 37 'Iding-place in compound (5) 39 Nigh on noon, soon (6) 41 Electoral manipulation, look, involving merry loony (11) DOWN 1 Oily palms? Try 'sweat-cream' (10, hyphened) 3 Mossy species, boggy ground. Savvy? (9) 4 Brutality in wrestling hurt lower head (12) 6 Thrust colt into running at Ascot (8) 7 Out by a quarter, we're told (5) 9 Endless composer, absolute creator (6) 10 Fruits of bill, fashionable one
(5)
14 Through wily boxing I cheat continually (12) 19 New post accepted by mate, careful worker (10) 21 Suspensions end up with Speaker intervening (9) 23 Encouraging development of rich gene (8) 24 Keen about metal, love e.g. uranium (8) 25 Stifle symphony? That somewhat upsets mel (6) 28 Shakespeare's last folios (hole in one) wear away (6) 31 Seaweed's destruction (5) 35 Shot flapping multitude (4)
Solution to 1219: In-the-round
Radials 13, 30, 40, and the circuit words THESPIAN etc (from radial 2), were STAGE ACTORS, With REPERTOIRE round the centre.
First prize: Mr C. W. Robins, Baschurch, Salop. Runners-up: Mrs V. J. Hadley, Coverack, Cornwall; Dr T. O. Hughes, Dorchester.
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