Crossword 703

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £11.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) will be awarded for the first three correct solutions opened on 29 April. Entries to: Crossword 703, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The italic clues give, in either order, a word (e.g. LEAP) and the light formed from its jumbled letters with C added (e.g. PLACE). The four unclued lights are relevant. Ignore a cedilla.

Name Address ACROSS

8 Outstanding — towered needle- pointed (7)

10 Want beans cooked this French style? (7) 11 A waste piece at opening of arterial trunk (5) 13 Cancels insignificant items (6)

15 Emperors make sign of Cross no more

16 Paddy? Old Paddy's fine

19 Store has faulty lead in light unit 20 'hose at meat cut away

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22 Attire's off — streaked (7)

23 He observes rock-fall

24 Kicks a short sword 26 Run note at end of music drama 29Rope-dancer discarded stiff collar

30 A thick thatch pushed back with Little Mary's hair-ointment (7)

34 A nuisance losing back copies (4)

35 Nothing, emptiness? Like an egg? (5)

36 Rik local soaks

37 With king East has to invite call again (5) 38 Spinner — i.e. spider possibly sun's brought out (7) 39 Red Sea

DOWN 1 Elated principal 2 Show passion

3 Walrus, not quite dainty (5)

4 Raised spike in Jock's comb (6)

5 Songbirds? Dins

6 Once exercised in River Dec (6)

7 Shell soldiers? First of tanks will

f3) 10 am, oriental papist 12 Mysterious Orient's ultimately Indian Triad (7)

14 Blushing Thespian, one who garbles (8)

18 Decanter container materialisation at a seance?

20 Music-makers — ruffs, about 500 — flute (9, hyphened)

21 Force past, maybe, as before 25 Instrument — one that produces lines in engraving

27 Persistently questioned, rendered breathless (6) 28 Deep thought in a royal Fool (6) 29 Brief outline in paper cutting (6)

31 Snake — a swine

32 One enters fashions for divine hats (5) 33 A study. about 1,000 copy-writers (5, hyphened) The solution to Crossword 700 is on page 40. Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service.