Prize Crossword

No. 1458 DAEDAUS

A prize of three guineas will be awarded for the first correct solution opened on 14 December. Address solutions: Crossword 1458, The Specs tator,' 99 Gower Street, London WCI, Across

1 Insect between the objects of Selima's ad- miration and a torpedo? (10) 6 Circumstantial splendour (4)

10 Bright but not very weighty (5) 11 How very lavish! (9) 12 Starry Western heroes? (8) 13 Turn one's attention to a penny green? (6) 15 Security behind the batsman? Not total! (4) 16 Ravenous bird's in the bag (4) 17 Invalid has nothing but cards (5) 20 By inference. part of the curate's egg! (5) 21 'Each in his narrow cell for ever (Gray) (4)

22 What's all this about a Caledonian break- fast? (4)

24 Proceeded in the manner of an abbot's pad near Shalott (6) 26 Ass got in among the players (8) 29 Most significant words for a workman (9)

30 A happening at the eastern exit (5) 31 Took the chair in old-fashioned manner (4) 32 Citizens' advice bureaux abroad? (10)

Down 1 Old sailors who are sniffed at? (5)

2 Delay on the part 9f the convict in the rear (3, 6) 3 Mr Collins was heir to one (6) 4 It's universally priceless and leads to a fracas (4, 3, 3) 5 'And slits the thin - life' (Milton) (4)

7 Love is above price and leads one to hold forth (5)

8 Delicate production not quite the wear for the old-fashioned golfer! (5, 4)

9 Companion picture for ornament (7)

14 Founts of small type (10) 15 Gascons? (9) 18 Becoming dormant through evening per. fume! (9)

19 Reveals quite a few in one way! (7)

23 Off with it, Salome! (6) 25 Smooth as John Anderson's brow (5)

27 Enough is enough in the classic sense (5) 28 Six times Olympic champion (4)

Solution and winner on 19 December

Solution to Crossword No. 1456. Across: 1 Tar, ragon 5 Stocks 9 Clear out 10 Return 12 Oberon 13 Dossiers 15 Repercussion 18 Globe thistle 23 Oppidans 24 Dotage 26 Tribes 27 Romantic 28 Cheese 29 Cardinal. Down: 1 Tycoon 2 Reeder 3 Aureole 4 Opus 6 Tresses 7 C,ouperin 8 Singsong 11 Concise 14 Methane 16 Agnostic 17 Porpoise 19 Endless 20 Leopard 21 Caxton 22 Mescal 25 Mona.

Winner: Muriel K. Fudge, 32 St Michael's Avenue, Yeovil.