Crossword 696

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or a copy of Chambers Dictionary, 1983 edition, value £11.95 — ring the words `Chambers Dictionary' above) for the first three correct solutions opened on 11 March. Entries to: Crossword 696, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued lights (one of two words) either individually or when paired with an 'ntermediary conjunction, and those clued otherwise than by definition, are of a kind. Ignore an apostrophe.

Name Address

ACROSS 1 Despatches space aid for , manners (12, two words

;4 Close of screen debut (3) Listowel changed least (8) 17 Obtain silver backing for African knife (5)

o2 I'm a lot confused about the cutting-edge (6) 24 Lemur from sub-continent and , state (5) 4.0 Breathe out and in — 'there's a , sign of life (9, hyphened) 47 Impractical persons one's about „ to divide first (9)

49 Wander in the Seychelles, close

, Cut out one — in twos! (6) 34, Was not Lord's first disciple (6) Jo Soil scattered round isle for , Turk (7 38 Annoying children are b— miserable specimens! (5) r See 42 (3)

41 Hell! Aunt turned Communist.

That's uyp (10) '*2 34 lost hnteartical for 40 (4) 43 Contents of entire grange undergoing renewal (12)

DOWN

2 Hard year, a small company

th(10) ought, for conies and dassies 3 Author with only part of the money (7) 4 Rape-seed yielding soft drink outside zone (5) 5 Loud roses developed lacking fragrance (9) 6 The Spanish have half in the afternoon (6) 7 Separate strain (5) 8 Cases for censor (4) 9 Personality with record tag (12, two words) 11 Change character of mere and burn, maybe (8)

16 Building in the dirtiest yards? 3)

( 20 First presented old radio show before noon (6) 21 Crossing out joint crate (10) 23 Departed before record 89th-minute goal (9, two words) 25 In death Richard begins to get smaller (8) 28 State allowance for seasonal traveller (7) 30 Get on well with powerless clergyman (6)

32 Old uncle's plan. Not half! (3) 35 Proprietor points out gold (5). 37 Cycle ride's second stage (4)

The solution to Crossword 693 is on page 34.

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