CROSSWORD

A Christmas Jumbojac

A first prize of £60, three prizes of £25 and six further prizes of The Spectator Annual (pub. Harper Collins, £16.99) will be awarded for the first correct solutions opened on 13 January. Entries to Jumbojac Crossword, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

ACROSS 1 Pernicious and insincere wench in 59's tragedy (8,9,5) 14 Outside layer or concluding part? That's jolly! (7) 16 In taste fish are tasteless (7) 17 Wanders about town in S. Africa — a heavenly prospect! (9) 19 Receptacle one of Olive's family is able to supply (3-3) 21 He who does puts words into others' mouths — these endlessly wise creeps, perhaps (6,8) 22 No lines scan irregularly? Absurd! (11) 25 Parent's expression of grief, returning a greeting (6) 28 Feature her in a doddle with ease, say? It's a plant! (14) 30 One name shared by 27 lads and lasses . . . (5) 34 , . . and one 36 and 16 initially are without (5)

35 Otherwise one that's Lower Jurassic (5)

36 Dainty old article, originally sheathed (7) 37 Grate once originally found in the Dark Continent, note (9)

39 Worn out by shattering distress out East? (5-4)

42 A clot turning cold (5) 44 Talk about trip once to search trout out (10) 45 Is thus upset following look-see in lax manner (7) 47 Townee once a blackleg (4) 49 One having a look round about after leading performer (6) 54 Former hypochondriac a lot queerer without money (7) 56 Superfluity of colour at a French ball (10)

57 May be a non-U 29's remains (5) 61 In element, a human wreck after a sand eel? (9)

63 Guns a number employ in a modified test (9) 64 Dessert fungus (7) 66 Hell of a chump within . . . (5)

68 . view of one with broken leg (5) 73 Slipped making a hit? (5)

74 Figure a girl's out of touch (6)

75 Medicine for seamen or erk in benefit, perhaps (14)

76 Forward 4s in verse, say (6)

77 Food a snog got set out (4,2,5) 79 Rarely rejoicing in felicitation (14)

81 Scots Bob, a chap that's loads to carry (6) 82 Turns two ways at same time? Nonsense, alternatively! (5)

83 Roves around out of draught takes too much, perhaps! (9) 84 A learner takes one in in 80 (7) 86 Men, in short, are — when a fabulous bird's about (5,4,8,5)

DOWN 1 Spirit initially rarely instable that can be proved! (12) 2 Dance when in a fever, it's fabulous (8) As suggested by 51 29 in 5 85 12 let us 53 and 62 31 for 23 18 but 43.

Name Address 3 Numbers in some teams . . . (5) 4 . support a sportsman (4) 5 A conclusion, that's clear (8) 6 Back in France the heart absorbing sex appeal is sexy (8) 7 Of course upbraided! (7) 8 Records turned up in one in one piece (7) 9 Smart Alec's wife, not half a credit in experience (8) 10 Pseudonym of author of 23 books (7,6,8) 11 No bridge players' carrier's right compartment (3-6) 13 Network's outward ends end in nothing, raising awful stinks from such sources (9) 15 Story-teller indeed upset and knocked off course (8) 20 Well in in charge of a spirited system of government (8) 24 In favour of Government con- trol, that's the complaint (10) 26 Upset on his losing his head, 29's employers (5) 27 RNA constituent from the Ivory Coast, found in a river (6) 32 Concede consent (6) 33 Drink a measure and get fat (7) 38 Vehicles Satan maybe is in tears about (10) 40 Hoarseness indicative of a sorry upbringing (4) 41 King beyond being upset about being under total prohibition (4- 3) 46 Sturdy Scots cloth that goes to a playboy's heart (6) 48 Quebec's conservative sort of cheese (4) 50 Outlines what Customs first make a search for? (12) 52 Room in a harem long having point in some island estates (5) 54 Frigid Scots lad — this should warm things up! (8) 55 Preoccupy the thoughts of an alumnus with tax (6) 58 In rough London area a bird's becoming virtue (9) 59 This 51 was a playwright one naming a cape? (5) 60 One who once resented but put up with a clout? (9) 65 A rest from 34 endlessly being about to monkey about (4-4) 67 Executor once outwardly tart yet inwardly somehow cute (8) 69 Be given an odd number and squares accounts (4,4) 70 Slumber longer than Poe let us, perhaps (8) 71 A superior sort of supporter (7) 72 Somehow fool the odd guy about an odd study (7) 78 Moulding love with love without a lover's heart, behold! (5) 80 See 84 (4) The solution to Crossword 1037 is on page 100. Book prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service.