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A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers English Dictionary — ring the word `Dictionary') for the first three correct solutions opened on 28 May. Entries to: Crossword 1008, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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Each of the unclued across lights is similarly formed from two of the unclued down lights. Elsewhere, ignore one accent.

Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS 5 Writer having 5p translation 11 (English) (6) 10 Changing gear in Vienna, 16 maybe. No more (10, two words) 21 12 Bribed associate by sea (6) 22 13 Represent champion (8, two 23 words) 16 Musket is half-full. Look! (5) 24 17 One of 36 creating a murder (7, hyphened) 27 18 Religious education tapes broad- 30 casts — again! (7) 25 Some municipal varsity (3) 32

26 Albanian water-buffalo in the

open (7) 33 28 Infernal river where one caught wader (7) 35 29 Spoken language of Indian 38 cricketer? (3) 31 Lonely miss turning back, embraced by regular boy-friend

34 Knight, ight, in good health, suggest- ing excessive meal (7)

36 See 17 (7) 39 Common American, active dur- ing mid-July (5)

41 Stimulant that's not half 21 (6)

42 Level-headed refusal in London and Paris about old slaves (10, hyphened) 43 Lodgings where young woman takes in journalists (6, hyphened) DOWN 1 Plough-bird (6) 2 Completely confuse botanist about measurement (8) 3 Hymn involving me with duet (6, two words) 4 Norse god upset another Greek god (5) 7 Below the ribs or calf, satin is wrong (11) 9 Shell Oil from tropical tree. Ex- cellent (8)

Group of vineyards declines goldsmiths' bowls (7)

New territory covered like some coffee (11, two words) See 41 old eyes (4) Arrests personage (4)

Apple for Her Royal Highness's coronation? (8)

Antelope, for example, eating up fish (7) A peasant breaking foot (8) West African tree dropping one from a distance (4) Secretive person hearing about holy man (6) S6) ay! Seen in worn dress fabric ( Tips wheat, finally, over corn (5) Classical lambs upset during spring activities (4)