790: Hearty by Doc

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £12.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) for the first three correct solutions opened on 26 January. Entries to: Crossword 790, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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36 THE SPECTATOR 10 January 1987 ACROSS 4 1 A famous worthy getting changed, safely (13, four words) 10 Masses making payment after time (7) 11 Relation once near church (5) 13 Quiet ended with a little elation (6) 15 High-flier's lineage (5) 16 Fighter losing head gives a jump (4) 20 Standard disguises (7) 22 Bespatter, like? Essentially! (7) 23 Round-fish (5) 24 Rowan without number (5) 26 Lake dwelling tailless bird by stump (7) 29 Dogs heartless girl by lane-end

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30 Ribbon a small noble rejected, in style (7) 35 Preface bachelor left out of puzzle (5) 36 Money for bridge (6) 38 Enduring privilege about unity

39 i7) t's on the way out to keep moving! (7)

40 Cotton with dot right for garden- ing aid (13, hyphened) DOWN 1 Not infrequently decadal (5) 2 Slight modification of Latin georgics (5) 3 Nimble escape on time (5) 4 Tops as a spa, though the re- verse with river running through it (6) 5 New gaiters — like Jersey? (7, hyphened) 6 Severe criticism of a teacher's first, taking the biscuit (6) 9 Expressing agreement about a local gain (10) 10 Down-beat essay (6) 12 Make right mess of rights, etc, under company (7) 14 Is up, looking ghastly pale about love of fish (8)

21 Island clear-up can be defended (7)

25 Stimulate reconstruction of Teheran (7) 27 Row arising about some of the French in retreat (6) 28 Beds upcoming servicewomen without skill (6) 29 A fan in Alsace (6) , 31 Scots wean in country (5) 33 Count nameless fish (5)