Crossword 664

Prize: 110 — or a copy of Chambers Dictionary, 1983 edition (ring the word 'Dictionary' under name and address) — for the first correct solution opened on 16 July. Entries to: Crossword 664, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued ights (one of them hyphened) are of a kind. The spelling a 34 Down is in the SOED but not Chambers, which also does not give 2 Down.

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Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS 9 Old negro follows unclued one as critical talker? (10, two words) 11 Write letters about Cuba for pressman compositor (6) 12 One to suffer death endlessly? The wood-cutter (7) 14 An upward curve but a lot of risk's involved (5) 15 Country holds duke hidden (5) 16 Hook's companion allowed on an island, by the sound of it a hole! (6) 22 North Havana's wild plain (8) 23 One taken in by wrestling clutch gives Jock a hold (7) 24 Fine reversible glazed fabric (4) 25 Heroine of the court? (4)

27 An oriel's adapted as feature of a penthouse . . . (7)

29 . . . furnished with every essential in hand (8) 32 •Having an eye sore I scratch it carefully at first (6) 36 The language when Scot breaks ankle-bones! (7) 37 Short fall caused by a meeting of four rivers? (6) 38 Science of rigid bodies when unstable goes wrong (10)

40 Proof of the Times being prudence personified? (5)

DOWN 1 Hill hollows are about right for flowers (10) 2 Mounted, Will makes ascent (5) 5 House garden plots endlessly provide a stimulus (7) 6 This is one and more than one of 18 down ones (5) 8 In France no end of fine crude unbleached material (4) 10 Upright plants, of course! (9) 13 Perhaps the area for a Greek courtesan (7) 15 Some kings and queens are loopy, as it were (6) 17 Seeds of Satan initially a doubly wicked one! (9) 18 Self-control with it could provide certainty (7) 20 Scornful reaction follows first sign of seal killing (9) 21 Scarf protection from wind (6) 26 He, we say, gives rise to nonsense (7, hyphened) 28 Two goddesses make a colourful display (7) 30 Widow's right to receive one third once (6) 31 Caps 1 Down initially (5) 33 One with strong drink, we hear, produces this language (5) 34 Endless wrap round moulding (4)