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Crossword
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2043:
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Chock-a-block 15 16
by Doc 17 18
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The theme-words within the
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unclued lights are presented
individually (i.e. as normal) and 27 28 29
as pairs (unusually and random-
ly chosen) within both 14-letter 30 31 32 33
solutions. So, there are ten theme
words in total, two of two words 34 35
and one hyphened. five other
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theme-words are included else-
where.
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Across 41 42
1 Station with urine on toilet
(8)
8 Rulers backing tale (4)
12 early distance between Down A first prize of £30 for the first
tracks and secondary 1 Anne’s programme at correct solution opened on 3
thoroughfare to district Temple Church base (8) January. There are two runners-
alongside Georgia 2 Piece of music is a poor up prizes of £20 (or, for UK
(10, two words) variation (not soft) (6) solvers, the latest edition of The
13 Knocked it back on empty 3 She has the morning to Chambers Dictionary — ring the
stagecoach, just so (6) make the New World (5) word ‘Dictionary’). entries to:
14 Carved garnets are 5 idiotic bold lad. Yes (7) Crossword 2043, The Spectator,
surprising (7) 6 Whose cursed herb earns 22 Old Queen Street, London
15 in valleys, cross by cold top order? (8) SW1H 9HP. Please allow six
fops (8) 9 Civil fellow getting info on weeks for prize delivery.
19 Ni county trips are failures time (4)
(9) 10 institutional backers and
20 Smooth talk by this bar (4) their old money (6)
21 Redding’s elevator (4) 11 Popular magazine, maybe,
27 Lay out ten pence in need, with glasses (6)
maybe (6) 16 Oddly named reform (5)
29 Light sleep for less than 22 The shoulder is split (5)
twelve (4) 23 Site in which one entrant Name
30 inside, lots of armchairs. moves head downwards (8)
No, just one! (4) 25 Ratty’s friend is pulled, we Address
37 Various acts and one or hear (4)
more medicines (8) 26 elaborate dress and tie
38 Nelson’s neighbour netting opposed (8)
own goal in city (7) 28 Small fry? (7)
39 Rambling estate service (6, 30 exterior wall covering
hyphened) company cuts up first (6)
40 Universe elsewhere of 31 Two rings on cut wood by
unusual older worth (10, yard and study (6)
two words) 33 Leftist brood making email
41 Old call for prize whisky (6, hyphened)
youngsters partly rejected 35 Appliances regularly
(4) turned up as trophy (5)
42 Barred highest speed going 36 Moslem’s stomach
round roundabout (8) digesting fruit (4)
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SOlutiON tO 2040 : chAiN letteRS
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H A O K L E M B R Y O L E O
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O C R E A T E M O S T I C K
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N T I A T F R A N K A C A E
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D I K T A T I R I N T E R N
20 21 first prize Michael Smith, farnham, Surrey
R O E S N I C K S T A S T E
22 23 24 Runners-up Gerry fairweather, Layer Marney, essex; Hugh
I N E R T I A E T O L H E O
25 26 27 28 Thomas, ixworth, Suffolk
T C T E L A N T A L L E S T
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E A R L Y S I S T E R A H E
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S S C O U T S Q D R O V E R
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C T A C C A M U S A M Y R I
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A L T A R T S A M N E S I C
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R E E T H I E R S C O E F A
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T O R E X C R E M E N T A L