CROSSWORD
A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £12.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) for the first three correct solutions opened on 19 January. Entries to: Crossword 789, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.
All across lights bear the same or a similar relationship to the solutions to the relevant clues. Ignore one hyphen elsewhere.
Name Address
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ACROSS 1 In one way it ended Penn as a Congregationalist . . . (11) 7 . . . Have to thank Enoch Powell, in part! (3) 11 Shapeless hats in Cyprus (6) • 13 Cute US copperhead having gnu backing round back of pub (7) 15 Was promptly under control (5) 16 Star Wars initially started off between two terrestrial states (5) 17 Partner's willing forebearance (6) 18 Woe to Sandy, backing English dodge! (5) 20 Weeps, note, on guide's return (6) 21 Cow, say, with a scowl (5) 22 9 + 50 with value zero (7) 27 Peripherally wet and insular par- ty? (7) 29 Poetically level square, once? True! (5) 30 Close encounter (6) 32 Dull dance — about afternoon tea-time? (5) 34 Spots causes of reproach (6) 36 Starts work, being . . (5) 37 . . .about to fail? Shut up! (5) 38 See a dainty dish initially left 39 Fairy's iry's aspiration toplass on (6) 40 Yet more in point of fact (3) 41 It imbues optimists and makes up one's shelf (11) DOWN 1 Notes to a wise man father's concealed en voyage (10) 2 Post's right stuck in, see, with acrimony (8) 3 Laurel, say, but not Hardy (9) 4 Respecting VIP's calling, is vital to air it, perhaps (12) 5 Brownie about to be raised as wood-worker (7) 6 One left-back in trial exhibition
(8)
7 Keep on about a U-boat (5) 8 Couple set to work up North (4) 9 30's threefold way? (6) 10 Butter-milk and water's smooth!
(5)
12 Spenser's exchange one point in twenty (6) 14 Bullfighter's prohibition on ring- tailed ungulates appearing round watercourse (12) 19 Well able once to rally round in a contrary manner (10)
21 Concerning A scheme Heath introduced anew (9)
23 Thought of precious metal one tunnelled out (8) 24 Trumpet about the anonymous protestant (8) 25 Every flower's foreign air (6) 26 Lists a nurse amongst service- women (7) 28 One who warbles when dancing? (6) 31 Compound compounded of two elements? Right! (5) 33 Cross one has to value (5) 35 Mercian King of France, he (4)
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