CROSSWORD
A first prize of £30 and a bottle of Graham's Six Grapes Port for the first correct solution opened on 23 November, with two run- ners-up prizes of £20 (or, for UK solvers, the latest edition of The Chambers Dictionary — ring the word 'Dictionary). Entries to: Crossword 1387, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.
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uIUUUUUUU Brewer confirms that each of the other unclued lights was a 12 or 1. Two lights are of two words; ignore two apostrophes.
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ACROSS 1 Most gangling soldier in artillery gang (8)
8 Certain weather-beaten plant (4) 13 Bishop enthralled by cupola reflected ultimate in piety incarnate (6)
15 Bird which fan ruffled (8) 19 Burns worked, penning frivolous sets free from restraint (9) 20 Kangaroo found in two thirds of continent (4) 21 Go crazy, retreating (4) 24 Regions unaffected by Mississippi (6) 27 Grass around river's bend (6) 29 Shrew over in Padua, naturally (4) 30 Smooth lift (4) 32 Scots air moved maiden in exile
(9)
37 Lowest animals in meadow-grass broken by bull with weight (8) 38 One rum serves to engender inebriation? (7) 39 Part of footballer's kit made by mum with scraps? (6) 42 Newton somewhat lovelessly reviewed modish way of teaching his subject (8, two words) DOWN 2 Dance with trained animal (6) 3 Foolish sentimentality borders on fantasy (5) 4 Mavericks in wicked spirit overturned car (Rolls) (14) 5 Bright patches caused by pike rising in spring (7) 6 Poor tired sap trudged (8) 7 Song of loyalty? Note, at opera, mass lapping one up (14, two words) 9 Isle that's fantastic yet inhabited by nothing (4) 10 Carpet agent (6) 11 Restaurant reported brute, rank (6) 16 Whirlwind's tail beat abode (5) 17 Brat wrecked ski-lift (4, hyphened) 22 Trolley that is under marsh (5) 23 Square pieces on inside of window frame (8) 26 Mostly feeble singer ringing tenor beats (8) 28 Sporting tie to deserve repeat?
(7)
30 Be sparing with money invested in shares (6) 31 To spoil meat doesn't require a miracle (6) 35 Larva with endless fervour eating heart of wood (5)
36 Ace start for Robin, firm with the bow (4)
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