CROSSWORD
A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers English Dictionary — ring the word `Dictionary') for the first three correct solutions opened on 22 July. Entries to: Crossword 1016, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.
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1 42 43 The solution to each asterisked clue is, are, means or makes the relevant light (two of which are of three words). One other light contains an abbreviation. Parenthetical numbers refer to solutions and not necessarily lights.
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IA Violent behaviour might, perhaps, when involving garru- lous Student Union leaders (8) 1D *A garden-plant's integrity (7) 2 Gummy exudation of doubtful mineralogical value (5) 3 *An old satyr, this French 22 (7) 4 *Never turn up about, say, 6 (7) 5 Ghastly, ghastly end that's the end of giddy girls (6) 6 See 4 (7) 7 *Mention an address (6) 8 See 17 (4) 9 Mean to struggle without means of escape from pots and kettles? (6-4) 10 Supporter — one of a number in a coach (6) 11 He sends a foreign chap on ahead after a suit (9) 12 *What a fabulous snake was thought to have, as might a bad penny? (3,5) 13 A pound that's occupied by Homer's sea-creature (8) 14 Somewhat like what some like, honey! (3) 15 When out of order Aunt Sally's one not easily caught (3-4) 16 Result of 8 returning with only half of it (6) 17 *Nothing but 8 (4) 18 Swell male greeting (5) 19 *Shows a plant one swaggers about (11) 20 *Justice for Shakespeare's 22 (7) 21 Of part of world close to Middle- wich in Connecticut (8) 22 See 3 and 20 (7) 23 Brat objects and threatens (7) 24 His come about in the formation of imitative words (7) 25 A moth, for instance? Fish! (5) 26 *At present left in pot-bellied sexual intimacy, as it were (9) 27 A Pole's whisky measure? (7) 28 *Into women? Just a few! (3) 29 Bedevil an alumnus's singular 33 (6) 30 The first Egyptian hermit to identify a London landmark (2,4) 31 Rarely bring in again to magne- tise afresh (7) 32 Is the support of the millions, is she? (6) 33 See 29 (7) 34 *Heartily dislike having an in- itially systolic heart (5) 35 *The hour many draw round (4) 36 *Fancy one day should . . . (7) 37 . . . maintain 26's initial initia- tive (5) 38 Divert ebbing river round Orien- tal capital (5) 39 Many a bird is without spirit (6) 40 *Married woman? Describes old Queen! (7) 41 Worm that's French, perhaps? No idea! (10) 42 Live and enjoy being old, perhaps (6) 43 Partners' recent mode of ex- pressing dates, in short? (3,5)
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