Crossword 553

A Prize of ten pounds will be awarded for the first correct solution oPened on 4 May. Entries to: Crossword 553, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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38 42 ACROSS 10 T-tick infesting an Asian sheep (5) 11 Like wing in batter? (6) 12 Droopy duck at river — which river? (7) 14 Gun right in Gunn's grip (4) 16 Heartless cirripeds wriggling with a salt crustacean (10, hyphened) 17 They control Arabic fleas, say (8) 20 One of a crowd shot outside (5) 21 Mechanical warbler could become Aaronic (7) 22 Ogres round bend in Hades (5) 24 Studded stake (3) 27 Causing laughter? Not my slip!

(3) 31 Second blighted shock of sheaves (5) 34 Sweet-sop immediately active (5) 35 I am in church ball demonstrating a measure (8) 38 Jock's hoarseness and ill turns (4) 39 Take steps to return about 100 survivors (7) 40 Man in charge of salt derived from cidery acid (6) 41 Dark antelope in brush (5) DOWN

2 Unsatisfactory plate (4)

4 Reddish ape holds up corded cloth (7) 5 Lines severed by royal beasts (5) 6 Tests arc revised for true copies (8) 7 Method of transport, bearing a corncrake (7, hyphened) 9 B-border rising — over gold, for example (6) 13 Irene's a bit, we hear (5)

15 Acquires organs around North (5)

18 Endless inclination to strike (3) 23 Parson's brief address sent Rome wild (8) 26 Lung-fish sink anon at sea (7) 28 Storm broken by one beaming? (5) 29 Knife taken up (3)

32 Ordinary Seaman, ship's of- ficer? A salt? (6)

35 Count Francesco's half-baked tine-camera (5) 37 Braves scalped — dab hands! (4)