Crossword 561
A prize of ten pounds will be awarded for the first correct solution opened on 28 June. Entries to: Crossword 561, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WCIN 2LL.
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The unc ued lights, one of hem hyphened, are associated in pairs. ACROSS 5 Toque, perhaps, is no longer fashionable (6, hyphened) 9 Fencing lunge made by agile, acrobatic Frenchman (10) 14 Always the 'yes-man' (3) 16 Conciliatory Irish measure close to Mick's heart (6) 17 Secret societies can be lazy (5) 18 Mobile couch soon ready (5) 20 Joint stuffed with heads of rose- mary, elderberry and parsnip (7) 22 I am seen sown in gardens (7) 24 Valuable old metal pan, holding a litre (7) 28 Back breaking, endless aching, and that's only half of it (7) 31 Order's delayed: captured police- men must be returned (7) 33 Rock singer performs with energy (7) 37 Plate taken from Transport House (5) 38 Kicked out fabulous bird found embracing Latin (5) 39 Beak, cut off one, retrorse (6) 40 Intention to destroy outer district (3) 41 If ever gums need treatment, these are probably not the right drugs (10) 42 Having opinions? That's dead and gone (6) 43 Encouraging bent team to go off the rails (8) DOWN 1 Sad? Isn't a glint dimly perceived — at far end of tunnel? (13, hyphened) 2 There's nothing to beat a gold coin (5) 3 Intellectual activity upsets one, baby (6) 4 Cut is painful, it's throbbing (5) 6 Frolicsome god bestowed drunken caress (7) 8 Beginning of New Year: a drink is called for (4) 10 Occurred as nuclear isenergic particle (6) 11 Surrender of mercenary, losing head and getting caught unexpec- tedly (9) 12 He's keen on fish, does hog this icy lot (13) 13 Get out of the way — pushy chap, he must have priority (8) IS 'Grass' doesn't half make you writhe with uneasy craving (7) 19 'Moony' entices fifty-one: it's not right (9) 21 Shows how to fix axle-pins (8) 27 Pupil ever so lacking in deter- mination (7) 30 I produce record sound — and it's irritating (6) 32 Scots invest in London fraud (6) 34 Channel presents 'Doctor X' (5)
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