Crossword 685
3 Rock's partner with ring and polo-neck (10)
4 Int France some carriage for prisoner (7)
5 Stinging organ brought back from abroad in cartons (5) 6 Woman's pads: doctor's got one on inside (8) ' 7 Rakish angle because of inner inclination (7) 8 Departed before 'Ford Leas' crashed on the market (14, three words) 9 Border from Edinburgh or Surrey? (6) 13 Head-ring disturbance (5) 15 Bird lacking exercise defiantly
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18 Little girl — one coming out (3) 23 Waits around plough, once, so to speak (8, three words) 25 Live on state and love composer (5) 26 Almost scaly greenish mineral
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29 Suitable yet initially unsuccessful 125-train (3) 30 Double take with Lamb making Sibelius' suite (7) 32 Some supplier neglected cross-rib (6) 35 Criticise Shakespeare's fool (5) 37 Passion or loud anger (4) Prize: E10 (or a copy of Chambers Dictionary, 1983 edition, value £11.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) and a bottle of Graham's Late Bottled Vintage 1978 Port, for the first correct solution opened on 10 December. Entries to: Crossword 685, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.
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The unclued lights, two of three words and one doubly hyphened, are of a kind. Ignore three accents.
Name Address ACROSS 10 Leaked return of Whipsnade journalist (5)
11 Old rumours one informer's put about (6) 12 Mariner in 22 new bands (7)
14 Where Hoy anglers always fish, to start with? (4)
20 Mischievous debauchee with inner gravity (5) 21 Proclaim two measures (7)
22 See 12 (5) 24 Swell fellow! (3) 27 Part of the winter sports kit (3)
31 Quiet fairy's terrace (5) 33 Agent with conceited affectation goes (7)
$4 Prizes for bribes (5)
35 Pennon master waved before Queen (8)
38 Discussion about Scottish rubbish tip (4)
39 Fault in new accordion (7) 40 Arouse support, without right (6, two words) 42 The very best of French desserts (14, four words) bOWN
1 Distinctive daily-help has to perform what's controversial (14) The solution to Crossword 682 is on page 44. Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service.
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