Crossword 677
Prize: £10 (or a copy of Chambers Dictionary, 1983 edition, value £10.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) for the first correct solution opened on 15 October. Entries to: Crossword 677, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.
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The unclued lights (all in Chambers) have something in common. Ignore two apostrophes Name Address .......... ... ........... ..
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ACROSS I Almost hairless compositor (5) 4 French lawyer has one just after minor job (9)
9 Lace seldom woven into miniature version (10, two words) 11 Mature, one day last month (5)
12 Wealthy man married and related on father's side (7) 14 Song girl (5) 15 Sprightly member with inner energy (5)
21 It sounds as though Mac's vegetable's bound for a twice-monthly event (8, h
ypened 22 h Staff — ) with the Queen?(7) .24 King Edward's tool? (4) z5 See 28 and 13 (4)
27 Reference books for ale-makers , (7)
28 25 around row of goldcrests (8)
33 Reach running water surrounding plants (6)
34 Isn't hydrogen included at the rear? (5)
65 Dagger signs from shortened pillar (5)
67 Awfully idle marshal coming round in a very poor way (7) 38 Runner or shoot (5)
39 River party has to check on genus (10)
40 Look-out's shelter in the rookery? (9, hyphened) 41 Used up square room at the top
(5)
DOWN 1 Sent out accomplished war artist for writ (13, hyphened) 5 Slack shift (4) 6 Small companies take in seaweed for source of lighting (7, hyphened) 7 This opinion is Englishman's first under canvas (5) 8 Scout at fault with corollary (8) 10 They confer authority for hirer at resort with Spanish wine (13, hyphened) 13 25 for new rust disease in plants
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18 Sailor in race to Davy Jones's locker (6) 19 Things to be seen, viewed first and then thought about state (7) 23 Eavesdrop in this direction, it's said (8) 26 False notion about lion and doe
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32 Provide funds to finish erection of War Office (5) 36 Cockney warms up food (4) Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service.
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