Crossword 570

A prize of ten pounds will be awarded for the first correct solution opened on 31 August. Entries to: Crossword 570, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued lights, correct y paired, have something in common.

Name

Address

ACROSS

9 Plaice flapping around the same like everybody's catching (10) 16 Tailor's the reverse of an artist in shortening what's ready-made (6) 18 Nun disturbed about sorrowful cry in workhouse (5) 20 In former days about a hundred were prepared in advance for position (7) 22 Queen-bees that set the table before retiring (7) 24 Wake up! It's Jock's concession in turning out purse (7) 25 Gold coins put back in recess (5) 26 Small cannon — cadet's first weapon containing one round (5) 31 Dress up in nearly best clothes (7) 33 Morris is concerned about the Queen (7) 37 Better half's in time but I'm missing race (5) 38 Bright sun, hard on the eyes (5) 39 Sun-lamp tester? (6) 41 Spineless English suffering from this blinking condition? (10) 42 Provided with something that's gone to the head, i.e. dead drunk! (6) 43 Fifty buried in Cyrus' tombs — a solitary one could have been unclued (8)

DOWN

1 Plane trees, mist swirling round schoolmaster's head (13)

2 Peter Simple? (5) 3 What letters get brought up afterwards — about midday? (6) 4 One in five fish is eatable (5) 6 Plain living person long over 50 doing without liquor, avoiding infectious diseases (7) 8 Saintly figure may be seen in mosaic on wall of Greek church (4) 10 Reached perfection in the Civil Service — gee whiz! (6)

11 Experiments with something 01d- fashioned in hats (9) 12 Lying under front of train badly whueretno(n13h)ead, not so much in het- 13 Dent in a barrel? This may c°11- nect staves (8) 15 Watching Buffalo Bill looks to comprise what's viewed first is US television (7) 23 Declined again to give away a penny (7) 27 Man about to cover up is kind Of cross (7) 29 to ixnfempeariscuers (6) measure protecting society's

32 Peg controlling liquid sold is faulty (6)

35 Troubles of late in forward half of ship (5)