CROSSWORD
A first prize of £20 and a bottle of Graham's Malvedos 1979 Vintage Port for the first correct solution opened on 7 June, with two runners-up prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers English Dictionary — ring the word `Dictionary'). Entries (no photocopies) to: Crossword 1110, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.
The 23D 15Ds (10D and 19D) and the other four unclued 15Ds (one 0. them doubly hyphened) are suggested obliquely by the title. Use the first spelling in Chambers for the light at 13D.
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Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS 11 Joy-rider round East in tempor- ary control? (9) 12 Lobster-pot caught kind of carp endlessly (4) 16 I'd ranting actor back as reli- gious leader (5) 17 E. European and Greek in orga- nised UCI (5) 20 Genus of snakes around SE slips away (7) 21 Ancient chorus leader misread her copy (7) 24 Roll with German around Rhode Island (7) 25 Thatch covering southern minis- ter's dwelling (5) 26 Fruit cut on Italian border (5) 28 Fortification? Note with suspi- cion (7) 31 Quiet primate embracing Greens? (7) 34 Delay entering foul rural spot
37 g) - ntire garden's full of rich black soil (5)
38 Rough old Turkish coin (5) 39 Vitamin B factor in can I analy- sed (6) 40 Good-looker's hollow (4) 41 Head's after second humbug in short supply (9) 42 Dull hour mowing (4) 43 See preamble (14, two words) DOWN 1 Orderly (sergeant initially) with droll exterior (6) 2 Breed including Henry's hunting dog (5 ) 3 Mass, in writing, stinted (6) 4 Rough points from Conservative dailies (5) 5 Take a drink? Woman's holding villein up (7) 6 Scots savour sound of opening jibe (7) 7 New version of old ideas has her bewildered (6) 8 Coachman's short word for a young nuisance (8) 18 Determined one in press made red wine (10) 22 House sharer's (American) cat
(7)
27 Artisan's new ruler (7) 29 English branch worker's stylish
(7)
30 Sewer's reduced shoulderwear and headwear (6) 32 Commend piano, set upright (6) 33 Gross? They are short, in error (6) 35 Debauchee on Eastern liquor (5) 36 Dry measures, untidy heaps (5)
Solution to 1107: Mayday The title suggests 17 (SOS) and the other unclued lights (27 10 9 41 38 15 12) spell the phrase THE INTERNA- TIONAL SIGNAL RADIOED BY SHIP- PING OR AIRCRAFT FOR AID WHEN IN DISTRESS.
First prize:Ann Reekie, Sevenoaks; Runners-up: Mrs J. M. Nash, Chel- tenham; P.M. Thackray, Ashford.
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