Crossword 566

by Doc

A prize of ten pounds will be awarded for the first correct solution opened on 2 August. Entries to: Crossword 566, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WCIN 211.

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The unclued lights (either individual!), one being hyphened, or when correctly paired) are of a kind.

Name Address ACROSS

I Old plant tailless bird consumed not long past (8)

6 Chart US soldier left in vehicle used by oil-painters (6) 12 Cherish nothing — died before time (10, two words) 13 The nostrils are in a province (5) 16 Diseased plant from centres in Tielman Street (7, two words) 20 They're cutting sayings (4) 22 He records terrene disorder (7) 23 See 9 (4) 24 Quite a few leaves fluttered about. Right! (7) 26 Scottish brawls involved Silver Rolls (7) 30 Insect's inverted barb (4) 31 Irish land-letting custom - acorn distribution in church (7) 34 Isle that is backed by horse, we hear (4)

36 Alternatively by way of a farm (7)

38 Sloop Brett adapted to catch a crab in, almost (10, hyphened) 39 Official's residence may upset singer within (7) 40 Boy one found in grain-refuse (5) 41 Exchange of places satisfied a subject (10) 42 Restaurant tea spilt by eastern railway (6) 43 Tooth found in arctic French sea ebbing (8) DOWN 3 Watchful consort bowled out (5) 4 Mountain unendingly equal to the others (7) 5 Surveys topical shows, we hear (7) 6 Channels north from ancient kingdom (6) 7 Greek isle troubled young salmon (6) 8 Scottish dapple-grey featured in lovely artefacts (5) 9 Marsupial made sea-creature col- lapse over 23d (13) 10 Dovetail true sectional version (13) 17 Half-insect insect! (3)

18 Indian with Central American body-parts (5)

21 Dodge meeting obligations from Cardiff (5) 25 Polynesian skirt of a grand' parent, rising twice (8, h)''

29 Italian birds small number on" braced (7)

32 One's tea brewed with a handle (6)

33 Foul-smelling bird on foul hone (6)

37 Gold square put into trunk (5)