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A first prize of £25 and a bottle of Graham's Malvedos 1979 Vintage Port for the first correct solution opened on 22 May, with two runners-up prizes of £15 (or, for UK solvers, the latest edition of The Chambers Dictionary – ring the word `Dictionary'). Entries to: Crossword 1208, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.
The other unc ued lights form three triads suggested respectively by the components of 9 (three words). Ignore an accent.
Name Address
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ACROSS 1 Girl, acting, lives in Dahomey
(5)
6 Got piece of Gouda, grated (7) 11 Dance company going round before being backed, supported (10) 13 Local informer and thief? (9, hyphened) 16 I creep about on back of deer and sting (7) 17 Like farmer's field US cattle ruined? Not the first time (7) 19 A wizard move by head of college and bursar (10) 21 Magnificent organ (5) 24 Hired soldier with compassion? Not quite (4) 27 Sing two short songs (4, hyphened) 28 Clergyman, large type (5) 30 Inhabitant, tenant, takes in boarder, hear we? (10) 35 On which horses may be trained, possibly (7, hyphened) 36 Request one's brought in to flog fuel (7) 39 Host of freemen in old- fashioned bar (10, hyphened) 40 Victor's son grows up (7) 41 "Civic dignitary's maid, old, presented to King (5) DOWN 1 Letter opener? (14, four words) 2 Unorthodox old yogi accepts eastern way of thinking (8) 4 Prisoner's time with efficient warden (9) 5 Oarsmen, second in regatta, getting old pot (5) 7 A book, see — primer (5) 9 See preamble 10 Dirt road the old use after closure of corso (6) 12 Upset Green Party member to leave, go (6) 14 Nettles a rustic boiled without pinch of salt (6) 20 Judges in authentic practice (9) 22 Sighting device, one with cover, notice (6) 23 We make music, playing mostly piano with pep on Sunday (8, hyphened) 25 Unmanageable wild un slaughtered — about sixth in knacker's yard (8) 29 Lots of faceless fools (6) 31 Ale or a rum in rather a low spot (6) 32 Beginning to break away (5) 34 Npt the same, mum, losing head
(5)
35 Race wife in centre of Ostend
(5)
Solution to 1205:
Like clockwork
The unclued lights were varieties of
ORANGE,
First prize: James Roberts, Finedon, Northants. Runners-up: Mrs D. E. Day, Torrance, Glasgow; Belinda Bridgen, London NW8.
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