13 FEBRUARY 1982, Page 37

Crossword 544

A prize of ten pounds will be awarded for the first correct solution Opened on 1 March. Entries to: Crossword 544, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued lights are of a kind. Ignore an apostrophe Name Address ACROSS

4 Utensils showing sign of age, with Latin inscription? (11, hyphened) 11 I take in old prune and baked eggs (7) 12 Event at RN barrack (6) 14 Warbler quiet in wharf (5) 16 Black Prince scratched — feeling need to (5) 19 Head bulges, bloated with ver- mouth.long after opening (7)

23 Early in the day to swig a flask (7)

24 Region in which a 31 lacks height (4) 25 A passage from Spenser — not in Spectators (7) 32 Weaving Celt absorbs waste lichen-dye (7) 37 How many? Nine, in low dive (5)

40 Holder for car's front light (5) Solution

42 Stew chaff in error (6) 43 Excrescence on horse's hoof makes one palpitate (7) 44 Seductive wiles? Garter for busty type (II, hyphened)

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1 Where letters are written, sir, esoteric and confusing? (11) 2 Hint of canary's frequent song (6) 3 Time in the Knesset is rigidly observed (5) 5 Fast-binding fetter (4) 6 Impure tepid deuterium (4) 7 Soon influenced by the endlessly vile (7) 8 The old whore's face — digesting a Platonic letter! (7) 10 Merchant steamer round East, 'tramp' type? (7) 15 Floor-boards (5) 17 Sky-blue eels, etc, swarming (7) 18 Paints, covering wood and ward- robe accessories (11, hyphened) 22 Theatre round corner furnishes NY road-tax (9) 26 Dram, for instance, second showing impurities (5) 27 A formula for 'ouses (as they say) on the hill, och ay! (7, two words) 28 It's pointed in composition, we hear — to thrust in back of head (7) 29 Study journey in outline (7) 33 Joined hand shortly with Com- mie (6) 36 Clasp 22s, as 'twas (5) 39 Sensation can excite (4)