CROSSWORD

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £13.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) for the first three correct solutions opened on 5 May. Entries to: Crossword 804, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

The undued lights are of a kind.

Name Address

21 20

-6 7 8

10 12 17 4

TI

9 22

32 38

40

ACROSS

5 A Doric capital in a capital protective covering (6) 9 Wl' a winter pear about, a sprout's nowt i' t'cemetery (10) 14 A. number undesirably in excess, one hears (3)

16 Opening with an obscure clue, thus? Retrograde, this! (6) 18 Go that's in one of the French

(5)

20 It's instrumental in maintop reassernblage (7) 22 Sanction a stripe (7) 24 Baytown, Texas? No, in Louisiana! (7) 25 An Irishman's fish-nets (5) 26 Strips three characters off in Stirling? Could be! (5) 28 Stage trap causing state legisla- tor keen resentment (7)

31 Partners linger about at all events (7)

33 Not at all upset therein (7) 37 Induces watercourses (5)

38 All others out East become ran- cid (5)

39 Garland with grass, getting bird (6)

40 Twice the reverse of inbred (3) 42 Relish, say, being in a brawl (6)

43 Surreptitious outcome of back- ing a woman with it in a firm manner (8) DOWN

1 Unintentionally raved about and earnestly put about (13)

2 One-time adverse constituent of a small measure ofpulse (5) 3 Smack a prostitute (6) 4 Disposed of one for money once

(5

6 Takes to be dope birds swal- lowed up (7) 7 Somewhat jocularly given one in the eye (6) 10 We leave 31 tarry (6) 11 Many fed outside sank (9) 12 Pointing out evil spirit's cunning reverse supported by politician (13) 13 Puritan press bias (8) 19 Embrace a round sort of book- maker's process (9) 23 Take an Oriental wife? (7) 27 Palace currency deprivation (7) 29 Start with a bread roll (6) 32 Fly sort of sons (6) 35 Romance-bearing (5) 36 British river-bird (4)

The solution to Crossword 801 is on page 45. Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service.