Crossword 580

A Prize of ten pounds will be awarded for the first correct solution opened on 8 November. Entries to: Crossword 580, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WCIN 2LL.

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............ .... .......... ACROSS 1 E. Mexican Dom cut out, debar- red from church privileges (14) 9 Vessel has carbon spread about (4) 11 One active in latent form, before birth (9) 12 Part of tree in red clay (4) 14 Defeats rebellious groups (6) 16 Spoken sounds identified by ear (5) 17 Eluded 'Saint', hiding cheek (5) 20 Like unearthly regions? Peculiar one pushes out east (7)

21 They cut glass et al, a woman's (7)

24 Drain burst with water flowing back for amphibians (7) 25 Handle a donkey (5) 26 Furred hood, early formality? (5) 31 Seagull floundering in silt (7) 34 Sound of Scottish rill with fish swirling (7)

37 She could produce with bell a sweet-toned music (5)

38 First of neons in slimy stuff reflect (5) 39 Printer's mark is on edge of cut- ting tools (6) 40 Spoke coarse stuff, once, around North (4) 41 One with more leg than body, I pass deer stampeding (9, hyphen- ed) 42 Sun enveloping outsize flower (4) DOWN 1 Outburst shattered Sunday peace (6) 2 Hooded killer? Horse almost fled (5) 3 Indian gardener's dwarf eucalyp- tus (6) 4 Cocteau's serviceable posh top- per (5) 5 She's like a mermaid, on reflec- tion (7) 7 Tapeworm, see, taken from a native, contorted (6) 8 Pluto acts in shows (8) 13 Construct a triangle, Euclid's first, with teacher (7) 15 Former expert about mysterious Crete, in seclusion (8) 19 Hobbles — a hindrance (8) 22 Age-old right covered by vague clause (7) 23 Bounder, breaking boxes, falls (8) 27 Such is poetic, varied, omitting nothing (7) 29 Natural, of the heart? (7) 30 Show film notice, including 'credit' name (6) 32 Centre-piece dropped from tie, unknown jewel (6) 33 Ox wayward? So's rest, always (6) 35 Fungus about, infecting Aralia (5) 36 Yank gripped leg of mutton (5)