CROSSWORD
A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £13.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) for the first three correct solutions opened on 18 May. Entries to: Crossword 806, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.
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Roman clues are normal. Italic clues each comprise a definition and a hidden jumble of the light; within the jumbles, the letter 0 (25 times in all) has been replaced each time by a different letter of the alphabet. Ignore four hyphens.
Name Address ACROSS 1 Dealer's piece after fight (8)
6 Preoccupy with grub, mess sort (6)
12 Song from Henry in simple slang (10) 13 Take weapons from a foreign military force (almost) (5)
14 One abused a Latin tongue (7) 15 Beyond audible limit? Deafness induces' problems (10) 16 Sent qUantity in back of car (7) 20 Noble beard, long (4) 22 Hot ingredient M the event, irrr- proves the dish (7)
23 Some fret, elaborate network (4)
24 Study, homework, about last (7) 26 Cheated and made, with dia- monds played first (7) 30 Rope spliced, reinforced (4) 31 This miler'.s nimble (7)
34 Lake newt abandoned (4)
36 Gobbet of pork, a fragment from pie (7) 38 In autumn new trends evoke awe (10) 39 Twist once? Rental I fixed (7) 40 Fancy segment of cake? (5) 41 Growing together, adjacent, se- cluded (10)
42 Is turned in part sunwise (6)
43 Drink might vex? Rum? (8)
DOWN
2 Red-faced sun blazed and cheered (8) 3 Pan, criticise stage (5) 4 Handbooks for keyboards (7) 5 Dry footwear, a must for cyclist? (7 6 Ta)x? VAT's crippling (6) 7 Dancer amazes, light-footed (6)
8 Spot tinned bream? (5)
9 Bone connections in lifeless hands crying for, treatment (13),
10 Insect we found in greasy plant (13) 11 Bird trap is male attraction (9) 17 Mimic a beast (3) 18 Liberal member in drink (5)
19 Ardent fan grateful for one who explains (9) 21 Radioactive element requires red warning signal (5) 25 Old angler tempted fish (8)
27 Top removed from dance slipper
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28 Plea from French receiver (7)
29 Sound of crane about, lifting gaff 32 Low w Hindus upset US Rads (6) 33 Girl in letter sounds true (6) 35 Occasion for incentives (5) 37 The crossword's on the right- hand page? (5)
The solution to Crossword 803 is on page 45. Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service.
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