Crossword 709

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £11.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) will be awarded for the first three correct solutions opened on 10 June. Entries to: Crossword 709, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WCIN 2L1..

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ills are concerned with the other unclued lights. Two of hese each consist of more than me word, and an apostrophe has been disregarded. Chambers gives all lights except 9D and a clued name, both well-known. Ignore one accent.

Name

Address ACROSS

6 Young creature, to suffer with chest? (7, hyphened) 11 Vessel with fresh sail wrecked round East (10, hyphened) 15 Responsibility for bribe? Not bachelor (4) 16 Ancestor in a stranfe order of aquatic mammals (7) 17 Measure track, once twisting (7) 18 College servant in heart of country (3) 19 1 daily, left straggling, unluckily (10, hyphened)

21 Ridge, hill, facing us (5) 24 Doubtful name, in part, for feature of forearm (4)

27 Ballet skirt sounds exquisite (4) 28 Fish near river sedge (5) 33 Isle producing Scottish cereal

, (3)

37 Vulgarian set before one , Magistrate in . ast broken by • Conductor, meMtalE one, broken by old Italian (9) ;9 eplaced drik, fied 10) 40 L Rattice-workn stillx tatt(y round , about (7)

41 'E suffers, knocking back tablet (5)

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2 Again admits tenants about end of June (8, hyphened) 3 Shut up vexing mum, in anger (6) 4 Supply air to organ valve, getting a note (9) 5 One in American state, in groove (5) 6 Ecstatic composer drunk short 8) 7 irst of eggs in unsubstantial nest (5) 8 Caught lump, thick piece (5) 10 Italian saloon remodelled (6) 12 The Spanish stay up for something to eat (6) 14 Parrot or parakeet a king lost, possibly (6) 20 Leader's absent from triflings in Unions (9) 22 Note rise of tedium in abode of giants (6) 23 Doge recklessly breaks arms and pins (8) 25 Park is closed in March (8) 26 Defile gold that's dainty (6) 29 Concerning under side of tongue, pierced by point (6) 31 Kite, note, the highest; with open fabric (6) 32 Cold dessert two left out (5) 34 Odd lily around deserted rustic scene (5) 35 Endures loads (5)

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