Crossword 697

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 18 March. Entries to: Crossword 697, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

The radial lights (20 running from rim to centre, and 20 from centre to rim) include seven theme-words clued withoUt definitions. Another six theme-words run clockwise in the circuit next to the outer one.

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RADIALS 1 Fighting gesture 2 First sign of Musca. a group of stars 3 Lane seen from summit, full of weed 4 Partition reeks badly, rotten at last 5 Liquor, last of whisky, stout in Glasgow 6 Grubs for uranium in caves 7 Solid alcohol — look, soaks, reeling 8 Seaman facing obstructions by nets for fishes 9 Boost, supply with very good return 10 Hairy, the Italian in question 11 Like downpour? Remains in fold 12 Moderate racer needs farrier?

13 Rum at RN barrack 14 Suit includes Queen 15 Instrument — king has it brought in 16 My line of verse is short, allegorical 17 Companion is French, imbued with Homer 18 Classify old copper brand 19 English poplar's beginning, in

20 SEcdoituebsurpgahssage across Part cif spring, to leave

21 goblets emotions in verses

22 Bears rounded vessel in,

23 Almost supple as trees 24 Group quite taken in

25 High-pitched, threefold 2267 AWcaary deambiocust dBifltaicek rince?uiPry

28 Occupant, one in lodge 29 everything mixture, bit

30 rLeittulelagrliyr17with a line, one dra g wn 331 Sells u lscisaesrpipnlgespiece for dresses

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33 rouge beauty spot with dab Of

34 of rope

gourmet chewed up ring

35 (hyphened)

36 containing laugh 36 Lead clip for ring 37 Foreign article among then' mystified

38 in East

40ignoring one's fate

39 Note pull to universal language 40 Bird circling the French villa

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