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A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £11.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) will be awarded for the first three correct solutions opened on 27 January. Entries to: Crossword 740, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WCIN 2LL.

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The unclued lights (one of four words) are of a kind and verifiable in Brewer.

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1 Sportsman and legal graduate brought in. Oh dear! (8, two 42 words) 6 Lassie turned eastward (6) 12 Attack a boat with disease (10) 13 Plant by posh US city (5) 15 Small university lecturer hav- ing book in 8, with financial success (10) 16 Caricaturist and bird back out East (7) 20 Isle where singer goes topless (4) 22 It's a shame about the demon- stration! (7) 23 Charity's nothing! (4) 26 Talk about strong reprimand (7, two words) 30 State in Belize, once. Bunk- urn! (4)

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mic fabric (4) 36 Lad returning embraces some wayward girl (7) 38 Require clubs having contract about sewing aid (10, hyphened) 39 Catches parents in a turmoil

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40 Devoid of ideas about Left Bank (5) From Trier, I have a favourite resort (10, two words) Boggy turf by cave (6) DOWN

Opening out a double page (7)

Coaxed compiler back, having nothing under control (7) Shanty apparently: that's bracing (6, hyphened) See 15 (5) Take Miss St Helen's out, it's no pleasure! (13)

sSupporter of club raffles (3) Bone-black porcelain (5) Athlete mislaid a sort of quare astronomical mirror 9) Sailor brought round author for publican (8) Doomed eccentric (3)

Shakespeare's accomplice making wages about Indian millet (7) Smoked pot during sex? Most unlikely! (7) You'll enter this garment easi- ly (6, hyphened) 10's otherwise infirm patch- work poem (5) Jar against ancient Irish actor

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4 5 7 8 10 17 18 19 25 27 28 29 33 35 37 The solution to Crossword 738 is on page 40. Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service.