Crossword 676

Prize: £10 – or a copy of Chambers Dictionary, 1983 edition (ring the word 'Dictionary' under name and address) – for the first correct solution opened on 8 October. Entries to: Crossword 676, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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he unclued lights have a common source though one of them is in an American spelling.

Name Address ..................................................................................... Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS 1 Littlewood's good initial turnover (5) 4 Becoming corrupt, fool joins trading clique (9) 11 4 of which makes honourable award (6) 12 Esquire — Slender gave him a duck in error (7) 15 Raw, rough sea, so they say, at first (5) 16 Gourd from a Gilbertian character in Morocco (6) 22 Guided shoot in India (8) 23 Hospital cases, all Covenanters

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25 Clumsy louts died in Lesotho (4) 27 Nieces, oddly enough, love gathering weeds (7) 29 First number is set out as the most unmusical (8) 32 Brief vulgar USA intricate conical pendants (6) 34 Declii..n breaking news about quake centre (5) 35 Fish caught without (5) 36 An old railway hand, one now supported by charity (7) 37 One who's dry in river garb (6) 38 Mineral pendant with resin to . back it in display (10) 39 Looks quietly at insects' loop (9, hyphened) DOWN 2 Engineers at a picketing rope (5) 4 See 11 (7) 5 In reading history, is Maggie aware of her principles? (7) 6 Throwing up the towel causes an uproar (5) 7 Can pass through over cassiterite (9, hyphened) 10 Stickiness of sweets — mine's wrapped up (9) 15 Fish and fowl (6) 17 Two articles on disturbances pertaining to the Harrowing of Hell (9) 18 Spot the poor clerk in iron frame 19 Lunatic natic is sued — so no odium (10) 20 Up to six friendly characters going round in a way like a centre-half (9) 21 It is seen in a Doctor's circuits (6) 26 Confirming token upholds law in main defence (7, hyphened) 28 Train is to draw out carrying a tonne (7) 30 Caused by tenor's opening in musical performance (6) 31 Sinnets forming tangled masses (5) 33 Do well with 'Silver Bird' (5)