Crossword 633

A prize of ten pounds will be awarded for the first correct solution opened on 28 November. Entries to: Crossword 633, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 211.

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The undued I ghts lone of two words and one of four) have an unstated link. Ignore one accent and an apostrophe in the clued lights.

Name Address 1 Night bird made around mid- night (5) 4 It adds to the sound of shooting, very fully at first (9) 9 Like the angular figure of a dramatic governess? (10) 11 Tree inasmuch its roots are used for dyeing (6) 12 Human body parts with inches, an unusual step (7) 14 Central heating the Scots love provided by Prior's flame (5) 15 Fences with soft centred bristle (5) 16 Carried away maybe eleven (6) 22 I.ike an undifferentiated plant, the centre's exhausted (8) 23 Palms some of the neuter pets off (7) 24 Choice of two letters as a rule (4) 25 One to call shortly in the same place (4) 27 Versifier makes one circuit round square (7) 29 Domesticated males love going in Rolls (8) 34 See 20 (5) 35 Inlaid rosewood top for lord (5)

36 Like over-ambitious flier with a carboy (7)

37 Element that is god centred (6) 40 Good berth sounds dandy! (5) DOW N 2 Milton's blue vase, under 1 oz (5) 4 Refuse half as Henry's in poor shape (7, hyphened)

5 He attends to the wires to stop 7ta)ins

7 part in want of call 1 u contains (n substance (9) 8 This genus only asked (humanly) for information (4) 10 Crafty — use meter to trap L drivers (9) 13 Pride resulting front first story 'Topsalteerie' (7) 15 Dancer's old measurement in de- mand (6) 17 Christian name of poet and reformed Christian (9) 18 Demure lament about a super- ficial resemblance (7)

19 D human skull! (10, hyphened)

20 Rustic company over 34 perhaps hidden under a bushel (9) 21 E.g. Sneer produced by score — 1 in 200! (6) 26 Recite all the characters in 'Alice in Maryland' backwards (7) 28 Attribute of an amanuensis (7) 30 Recognise old boy up from town? (6) 31 This girl's maybe got some neck! (5) 33 Display of swordsmanship in knock out finish (5) 34 Third character in Women's Lib could he prudish euphemism (4)