Crossword 617

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by Doc

A prize of ten pounds will be awarded for the opened on 8 August. Entries to: Crossword 56 Doughty Street, London WCIN 211.

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Jl 37 38 — 41 The unclued lights have something in common.

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first correct solution 617, The Spectator, ACROSS 1 Obscure form of 5 (5) 6 Babiroussa is sanctimonious about greed (7, hyphened) 11 Class-fellow with energy, ready to revolt (10) 13 One poisonous alkaloid with tritium in is another (9) 15 Test ground with a square, oddly enough (4)

16 Mountain stream or hill fissure (7)

17 Smelly fish in the Seychelles (7) 18 Mountain princess (3) 19 Mistakenly imprecates what whales produce (10) 21 Eccentric friar returned Jack's jackdaw (5) 24 Give in to sound of sow (4) 27 Girl for whom everyone returns without love (4) 28 He's proficient, having a small section (5) 30 Subordinates making slug dinner (10) 33 Habitually sail over strand (3) 37 Knock back a horse (4) 39 Approximate numbers the jour- nalist's not turned up (10, hyphened) 40 Hats or caps, apparently for overdrive, for instance (7, two words) 41 Vein-channels (5) DOWN Foeman's turned to drink—wine — as life-preserver (14, three 3 Lodger — one under canvas? (6) 4 Come upon an individual con- 'stable (9) 5 See 1 across (5) 6 Shut up pre-eminent member of the 5 rulers! (8) 7 Fleshy fruit partly constituting our dinner (5) 9 Confined space — redeveloped rare site included 14, maybe (14, two words) 12 Copper goddess for the govern- ing body (6) 14 See 9 (6) 22 Letters may become shapeless no S (6) 23 Might render gold for principal entrance (8) 25 Asked for chap with degree. In- deed! (8) 26 To a position within telegraph office, entirely (6, two words) 29 Gate-keeper's malt liquor (6) 31 Rush downhill for a breather during gym (6) 34 Heathy plain in France, Israel and Egypt (5) 35 Right away from gloomy elk (5)