CROSSWORD
A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £13.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) for the first three correct solutions opened on 14 November. Entries to: Crossword 882, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.
The unclued lights (one of two words including an abbreviation) are of a kind, across and down respectively.
Name Address ACROSS 1 Placidness is the making of the Moluccas (12, two words) 10 Prickly-pear or an almond, say, on .reflection (4) 12 There's no charge close to Christ Church (10, three words) 14 & 16 Ancestors' trees (6) 15 Old greeting having benefit still (8, hyphened)
17 A small sailing boat returning continually (5) 18 Last anarchist is cowardly (7) 22 One newly made wreath (6)
24 Group of Scouts losing time for non-documentary (5) 26 Spendthrifts in favour of accom- modation round a lake (9) 29 Former condition, note, about 8
(5) 31 Stoppages damaging assets (6) 36 Past wrongs embracing monkeys (7) 38 Public display (5) 40 Man — with six legs? (3) 41 Rail tokens distributed for fuel carriers (10, two words)
42 One pound sent back for fabric (4) 43 Old comedy team goes to Esther, confused (12, two words) DOWN 2 Turning up, then left in clusters for inn meals (10, two words) 3 One state and another dying away (7) 4 At home, acquired a mass of gold (5) 5 Warning device from 'The Tem- pest' beat (9, hyphened) 6 Suppress one rising ancient magistrate (6) 8 See 29 (4) 9 Mediaeval regime involving self- same duty (12, two words) 13 Celebration bringing up coal and silver before casino collapsed (12, two words) 16 See 14(3) 19 Bottom of the ocean, where spawn envelops sailor (6) 20 Dull work one took in (6) 23 Mis-pronounces non-U maize- loaves (9, hyphened) 28 Cross jazz fan, changing a lot
30 Re)
lationship with a developer (6) 32 I say 'love' (3) 33 Spokesman's insolence (5) 35 Lively chatterer upsetting trus- tee (5) 37 One drink a month (4) The solution to Crossword 879 is on page 53. Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service.
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