CROSSWORD

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers English Dictionary — ring the word `Dictionary') for the first three correct solutions opened on 2 April. Entries to: Crossword 950, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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4 5

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9 10

12

13

14

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17

18

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22

23 25

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31

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34 37

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141

The other unclued lights (one of two words) are suggested by 39A (three words, with an apostrophe ignored). Chambers refers to 17A. The OED gives the adjective at 11A.

Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS 1 A Parisian looked matchless (8) 8 Some backward loud Ukrainian brute (4) 11 Pale red tip on forms of moths etc (12) 14 Ex-PM facing endless rumour of sloth? (7) 16 Fruit offensive to taste, it's said 4) 17 dd name round East for Greek city (5) 22 Steel shoe in garret, and French style (8) 23 Common animal, we hear, lemur (7) 24 Sugar, a liberal measure (6) 25 Conforming's fashionable to a degree (6, two words)

27 Rubber band? It's lace, maybe 29 .!1)

9 ld knave creating stir, involved in hubbub (8) 33 Suited? Ray's holding Clubs, facing East (6) 34 Trout genus evident from dorsal, mostly (5) 35 Elk endlessly lows (4) 37 Bile acid I sorted out (7) 38 I found in shed a hog-rat (5) 40 Little man in vault (4) 41 Poisonous alkaloid causing peculiar rot in a timber (8) DOWN 1 Last syllable in most important note's deleted (6) 2 Ancient fist — one in marsh turned up (4) 3 Ducks pass over vetch (6) 4 Domed hall, circular one incor- porating tee (7) 5 Gripe? Asti upset Conservative (referring to pit of stomach) (10) 7 Made fuss about girl getting embattled (11) 8 Hank 'e unravelled, 6 cubits (5) 13 Fate is apparent after undue legal delay (9) 15 Stock of money, reserves in wal- lets (11, hyphened) 20 Draw to scale, for leaflet (8) 21 He regenerates energy in van, rotor being repaired (9) 26 Leading prince, chieftain round East (7) 28 Shellfish and pollack with short tail (7) 29 Cinnamon is laid up in Enrico's house (6) 30 Shrivelled thing, that is, remnant 31 Score again for new version of musical'? (6) 32 Second raised cheer for Muslim lord (5) 36 Take in drink and grimace (4)