CROSSWORD 1282: On the whole by Columba
A first prize of £25 and a bottle of Graham's Late Bottled Vintage 1990 Port for the first correct solution opened on 28 October, with two runners-up prizes of £15 (or, for UK solvers, the latest edition of The Chambers Dictionary – ring the word `Dictionary'). Entries to: Crossword 1282, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.
The unclued lights form three triads suggested by the components of a key phrase. Across clues each comprise a definition part and a hidden consecutive jumble of the light including one extra letter; these extras spell out the phrase in question. Down clues are nor- mal. Ignore two accents.
Name Address ACROSS 1 Sassenach's riling Celtic (5) 11 tSetnutdayals (10)
alien with many tentacles 13 Steep Icelandic cliff, turf-clad (9) 16 Work at, and improve, prelude (7)
17 Rabbit's life cleverly exploited by Potter? (7) 18 Whale consumes tiddler (3) 19 Made a start on polish a doll needed (10) 21 Inspects geyser's discharge (5) 24 Fellows keeping sheep (4) 28 Colour the big aeroplane (5) 30 Regimen in grand classic Spenser's putting down? (10) 33 Haggard king's weary (3) 36 Going against candidates grain, 35 Successful sometimes bragged incongruously (7) 37 Terribly soft cheese (4) 38 Stagecoach was undergoing dereliction (9) 39 Merchant seeks enormous ammonite (10) 41 Five stars are Shakespearian (5) DOWN 1 In novel is Troy careless character? (14) 2 Falsely decent if corrupted (8) 4 Scottish farmer's to strut stuff around island (9) 5 Scratch lobe (5) 7 Keen copper stops mischief- maker (5) 8 Peasant in smock is ancient (5) 9 Lack of care renders glasses messy (14) 10 Scoffing joint, I almost overindulge (6) 12 New casual editor signalled assent (6) proudly 14 Cut scallop and slice gutted salmon (6) 23 Rock record breaking English aircraft (8) 26 Bit unlike exon, before Tower's opening up, to be in tavern (6) 29 Country in favour of old church 6
31 Jus)
t Middle East bank (6) 32 Tipped sauce on a superior ricy dish (5) 34 Grip bearded wheat (5) 35 Mix nothing into marble (5)
Solution to 1279: Heads will roll
Circuit lights (from various HEADMEN.
sector 1-4) are
First prize: Mrs M. Nash, Cheltenham. Runners-up: David Lewis, Castelnau d'Aude; T.E.F. Graham, Southampton.
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