Crossword 699

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of 00 (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 1 April. Entries to: Crossword 699, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued lights (two of two words) are of a kind. There are two accents and two abbreviations in the normal lights.

Name Address

ACROSS

6 Grape by the Spanish pear (6)

15 Local superintendent (10)

16 Verse form from Xmas show by posh male (7) 40 Uniform featured during the last decade (4)

42 US city makes stone coin (7, two words)

43 Intentions Article 27 changed (4)

24 Simpleton and journalist made love sentimentally (7) 26 Someone in particular? (7)

N Bird I got twice (4)

34 Italian flower seen in Salad Days (4)

36 Republican leader entered to arouse support (7) A A modern TUC transformation, having an abrupt end (10) 40 Company of herons, one, say, in 4 the Home Counties? (5) 1 Country home or garden bench (10, two words) 42 Parrot Lodge has gold (6)

43 International eleven tries fish (8, two words) DOWN 2 Frightened, I steal a half-nicker (8, three words) 3 Spy a Spanish horse out East (5)

4 Drury Lane's lack of ale wrecked rehearsals (7, two words) 5 Members in Brussels showing eastern and upper-class capers (7, hyphened) 6 Pole brought ten back in for Communist (6) 7 Blows up company plaster (6) 8 Indian-like Scotsman (5) 9 Meal at which St Peter and Paul's hearts got broken (13, three words) 10 Slam clumsy board, once, somewhere in London (13, two words) 11 French demonstration the night before ten men rioted (9)

17 Snake, for instance, on Cleopatra's heart (3)

21 Praise one-time cut in tax (5) 25 Revealed most of the common people died out (8) 27 See 23 (3) 29 Juices long delayed — intercourse rejected (7) 32 Physicist from the Navy in home (6) 33 French painter raised one during his laugh, aAtost (6)

35 To make money is awfully cruel (5) 37 Soaks timeless characteristics (5)

The solution to Crossword 696 is on page 43. Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service.