CROSSWORD

A first prize of £25 and a bottle of Graham's Late Bottled Vintage 1989 Port for the first correct solution opened on 7 May, with two runners-up prizes of £15 (or, for UK solvers, the Chambers Dictionary – ring the word `Dictionary'). Entries to: Crossword 1257 The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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42 41 To mark Doc's 250th puzzle for The Spectator six of the unclued lights (all of two or more words) form a timely quotation taken from the remaining unclued lights (one of two words and two paired together).

Name Address

16 Opening passage is out of 29 notes, maybe. Just one old coin

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23 Adjust books in order (7) 24 First Scotsman left on his own, slaughtered (5) 25 Winning distance in front (5) 30 Fruit trusses snap (7) 32 Reading about the old claim (7) 36 Shield receiver of stolen goods 37 Here's Newtown (5) 38 Opinions of males out of family dwellings (6) 39 Scots bear runs into river (4) 40 It's nearer the small haven and dries out (10) 41 Learnt 7 minus 5 (4)

DOWN

1 Governor of only half a state (5) 2 Thorn's jagged point (5) 4 In France a bed without lights on (5) 5 Most important craft exhibition hall up on the left (7) 6 Takeaway from 31, perhaps, is over plant (7) 7 Blockhead from Ulster, loveless, ters namely (6) 8 Frogs with old scheme for old money (9) 13 Zealous aunts turn to church (7) 15 Fights topless on the Sabbath, never still (8)

ACROSS

1 Meanings of words? (13) 22 9 Tailless coati, perhaps, or skunk (4) 26 12 Birds on the outside of reserves 28 (4) proportion. Not half! (5) 17 Levy — it is put back on article 31

(5)

20 Stainer ordered drink (7) 21 Old money and promissory Began again: almost took liberties (7) Aimless fisherman? (7) Silence around lodge upset barbarian (7) Book from town hasn't got a mark (6) See 6 (6) One gets caught with spasm of stress (5) Lip, or something close! (5) 33 34