CROSSWORD

A first prize of £25 and a bottle of Graham's Late Bottled Vintage 1989 Port for the first correct solution opened on 29 July, with two runners-up prizes of £15 (or, for UK solvers, The Chambers Dictionary — ring the word 'Dictionary') Entries to: Crossword 1269, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

All the clues are of a kind and lack overall defini ions. They are presented in alphabetical order of their solutions, irrespective of whether that solution is Across or Down. Solutions (two of which are proper nouns) are to be assigned to their correct positions in the grid, jigsaw-fashion.

Name Address Race around Chopping an alder Saga translated Dis-locates Saline mixture Confusing tirades A nude review Race around Organised raid Rinsed out Repaired snare Auctioned off Lateen adrift Broken toe-nail Fancy Steve Drunken gensral Dangling dangler Eluding, maybe Diseased eglantine Vinaigrette dressing _Crazy mesalliance Disturbing larum Troubled Diana Sent out Excited gathering Bent tine Overripe Poor grade Redesigned atelier Unruly necessarian Inter-arts broadcast Wobbly trellis Boasts about • New dustpan (two words) Misrelates Tisn't odd Shocking traumas Entreat madly A B

C

D E F

G

H K

M

N 0 P R

S

T

U

V b

d e 8 h k a

1 m

n 0 p

q Wandering triceratops Wild goat Smashed crate Counter-revolution

u Intrude rudely Hideous 'at? Never!

Solution to 1266: Royalties The unclued ligh s were the names of COMPOSERS who had held the post of Master of the King's or Queen's Musick.

First prize: Mr T. M. Crowther, Winchester, Hants. Runners-up: Jack Fletcher, Sheffield; John Roberts-Jones, Liverpool.