Crossword 557

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A prize of ten pounds will be awarded for the first correct solution opened on 1 June. Entries to: Crossword 557, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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Help is recommended o identify the unclued ligh s (one of two words, and the others when correctly paired). Ignore two accents.

Name Address ACROSS

1 Chaste claim developed in outline (11)

7 One jolly branch (3) 11 That lady in Bath is a Tibetan (6) 13 Complaint of hunting-dog by running water (7, hyphened) 15 Some complex, pellucid discharge (5) 16 see 10 (5) 17 He fled the Revolutionary regime (6) 18 Flower of the Incas' territory (5) 20 Firm rich in resources (6) 22 The basis of coffee-making? (7) 27 Broach the guts? (7) 29 Cross-grain some included (5) 30 Sailor and rating hesitate over the border (6) 34 Stately home — note fitted kit- chen fireplace (6) 36 As a slave, he had everything (5) 37 Tax silver first (5) 38 In the same place in Ireland, a Spaniard? (7) 39 Sheer joy disturbed Yeats about ten (6) 40 Old lodge in railway siding (3) 41 Girl's determined to help reject medicine (11) DOWN 1 Spirit Roger mistakenly kept in record player (10) 4 Lester Botham may appear unaf- fected by heat (12) 5 Measure time and cost of lifting- gear (7) 6 A levy raised in burning aperient medicine (8) 7 Liberal army-camp leisure-centre (5) 8 Mary the gangster's girl-friend (4) 9 Severely criticise one who overacts? (6)

10 16's coarse sea-weed's smells (5) 14 Equilibrium or sangfroid of sh°P assistants (12)

21 Refrains from beheading maybe on lakes (9) 23 Exalted Unionist was commend' ed (8)

24 Father close to rank border (3)

25 Flag-officer (6)

26 Quicker passage in tatters (7) 28 Nothing great about bold' syrup (6)

31 Jock's defeat at the tailless Bun. ny Club (5) 33 Fool the last bird (5)