Crossword 656

Prize: £10 — or a copy of Chambers Dictionary, 1983 edition (ring the word 'Dictionary' under name and address) — for the first correct solution opened on 21 May. Entries to: Crossword 656, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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20 ii19 21 E 23 24 I 25 26 27 Fri 29 30 31 32 33 / 3S 35 36 37 38 39 147:r The unclued ights (six of two or more words, one includ ng an abbreviation and an apostrophe) are of a kind. Ignore another apostrophe.

Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS 8 Sea-anemone — one caught short with protuberances (7)

10 Lamport could be an interferer (7)

11 Sweet drink for doctor and strike-breaker (5) 13 Obstacle made by artist about return of capital (6) 15 Time to muse (5) 16 One starling's home (4) 19 Set forth, south, in league (7) 20 Separation from son returning during month in Paris (7) 22 Cherry or edible fungus, look (7) 23 See 38 (5) 24 Written decree or timeless invec- tive (5) 26 Boys' increase in presses (7) 29 Money Doc uses, possibly (7) 30 Long after, spike causes pain (7) 34 Iris's behind — classy ex-veil the French removed (4) 35 Team song (5) 36 New laid ducks' eggs are thus! (6) 37 Crack division (5) 38 Note returned about 23 changes for team (7) DOWN 1 Grouse beginning to leap (5) 2 Hindu divine beheaded airport employee (5) 3 Loner remade record (5) 4 Provides delicacies without recipe (6) 5 Singers are hits (7) 6 Dollop, consisting of histone (6) 10 Schoolgirl, the Spanish bird (6)

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incisive charm (7)

27 One's aim, educationally? (6, 28 Stubble-field which ad)oiri5

Lewis,nesi tfe o)rom top to tail (6) r

29 Waste materials, say, an with °` 31 Bleak or bleat, maybe (5)

32 Bath oonveprtlaunrnte(d5) with running

33 One's let off making fibre (5)