CROSSWORD

1004: Snow-whitish by Jac

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers English Dictionary — ring the word `Dictionary') for the first three correct solutions opened on 29 April. Entries to: Crossword 1004, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WCIN 2LL.

Solutions to the twelve clues without overall definition are of a kind (not in Chambers). Ignore four hyphens in three other lights.

Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the `Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS 1 Carp about what could be paid when taking in the fish dish (11) 7 7D, for example, turned out bats

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11 The Three Kings (6) 13 1D — Art McLennan's found there! (7) 15 In Shanghai, latterly, a disc- jockey becomes a special kind of pilgrim (5) 16 Once climbed out of a valley? Left in it! (5)

17 Cut round a tree-worm's clitellum in (6)

18 disgrace for a blow-

out?

Champion tough guy? (6) out? (5) 21 Free drinks for peace-keepers here? (5)

22 Complaint, in quotes, a Specta- tor leader initiated (7)

27 Regarding a female feature that's nothing in front to show off about (7) 29 It is to be found in an old trumpet (5) 30 Stick this lawyer in place (6) 32 One god describing the end of another (5) 34 One I see going about mother- naked (6) 36 Indiana aquatic larva (5) 37 A note one god's without (5) 38 In 8's centre of gravity a symbol for inductance (7) 39 Puffs someone's Virginian ancestor's cigarette (6) 41 Undertakes to join forces (11) 40 Fish-bar? (3) DOWN

1 See 13 being shot (10)

2 Was, even if wealthy (8) 3 Ropy sort, sequentially a fire- worshipper (9) 4 Those in Scotland end up embracing a girl? Such bloody disorder! (12) 5 Was a rare increase for endless soldiers in East Kent (7) 6 Odd character, one up turning in with bishop outside! (8) 7 This bird's some bird! (5) 8 One in a tub. . . (4) 9 . . . is, supporting a double- firre number on the Sabbath 10 Call for 'ladies and gents aboard'

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12 There's justice in the upsetting of 37 (6) 14 Braggart teenager nothing right turned on? Trade's got to be bad! (12) 19 Rises above being managed with State Ministers about (10) 21 Double-ended type of door (9) 23 Union prohibition that's out- wardly uncivilised (8) 24 One pound — over 1,001 plus two pounds! — invested in extra large plants (8) 25 An old king describes it as a mediaeval instrument (6) 26 Fish around in otter's dung (7) 28 One caught under a bath of fat (6) 31 A festivity? That's right! (5) 33 Of considerable weight, is easy to lift in the States (5)

35 Taking .8 to pieces, this could be a vixenish old woman (4)