2715 : Occidentals
Across
10 Tot ate more stewed fruit (4,6)
12 Beginning of term of some ninety months (6)
13 Gang carrying girl back to a prairie province (8)
16 Change place once on motorway before it's late in the day (5)
17 Ian leaves poor habitation that's warmish (1,3,3)
25 England cricketer Moeen in California (3)
28 Fowl character as huntress disturbed maestri (7)
29 Chapel tea requisite in Bournville (3)
32 One million with lovely charge (7)
35 Removes from Stourport, sadly right away (7)
37 European language (English) is relevant (7)
40&30 Flag girl accepts fool's red algae (5,4)
41 Gun-runners' contest? (4,4)
42 Racing yacht to continue slowly (6)
44 Not many in Ulm regularly in cycling competition (6)
Down
2 New regime at International School near Paris (8)
3 Rule on final words for alien's return to homeland (6)
4 Health drink on breakfast table (5)
6 Popular Barnet Hospital broadcast (4)
7 It has seven chapters with script made from mineral on hill-top (4,2,5)
8 Four blood groups maybe, or one group (4)
9 Firm objections raised with physicist Max (8)
14 Nachtwache's outskirts on tributary of the Rhine (4)
15 African republic's take-away (4)
16 He could be in Tamil army (8,3)
19 Net? Fear not, squirrels! (4)
21 Provisional decree I transgress, when upset (4)
22 Down in the dumps when left (4)
25 Hammond hides the bullets (4)
27 Water for US President said to be unwell (5,3)
30 See 40 Across
31 Wild oats on covered colonnade (4)
33 The Bard's outlying sentinel is lost to view (6)
34 Small state with acceptable ensign (6)
36 In Germany view caught among this play (5)
39 Original Dutch tongue (4)
A first prize of a £30 John Lewis voucher and two runners-up prizes of £20 vouchers for the first correct solutions opened on 25 August. Please scan or photograph entries and email them (including the crossword number in the subject field) to crosswords@spectator.co.uk, or post to: Crossword 2715, The Spectator, 22 Old Queen Street, London SW1H 9HP.
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