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1328: Variations by Dumpynose

A first prize of £30 and a bottle of Graham's Late Bottled Vintage 1991 Port for the first correct solution opened on 29 September, with two runners-up prizes of £20 (or, for UK solvers, the latest edition of The Chambers Dictionary — ring the word `Dictionary'). Entries to: Crossword 1328, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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Name Address ACROSS 1 Baptist's gift church laid out in a second minaret (13, two words) 9 New short lease man signs (7) 12 Duck accepted no diamonds?

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14 Records bushels charity collects

16 S(6 etter in necktie 'olds function (5) 20 Most dangerous vow covering too much (7)

21 Unite America and Cape Colony with network (7) 23 Kitchen-sink style of movies rector edited (7) 24 In Devon I will no longer bloom

25 Dons in South Spain like some potatoes (5) 27 Actingduate cast embarrassed g(7ra)

30 English riders paraded close together (7)

31 Cunning disregard for auditors (7)

35 High tech design on glass (4) 36 Missives from William Ethel returned (5, hyphened) 37 Feast with fish in vinegar (6) 40 Bisexual centipede the Department left unregulated (7) 41 Ninth PA that is upset by kiss makes hassle (13, four words) DOWN 1 Groove on Bertie's record (5) 2 Get at Ecstasy sniffer dog almost nabs (5) 4 Hydrocarbon needing endless stirring (6) 5 Runs in Syrian garb too dramatic for patriarch (7) 6 Riverine duck quickly rises (7) 7 Dick's pet snoop? (6) 8 Lawless licentious launderettes are banned (9) 13 Early bee in bluebell (7) 19 Vexing friar becoming less good (8) 21 Help from reformed Satanists

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22 Burns' beloved with odd shape for a woman (7) 26 Dye grannie mixed (7) 29 Female resolution in Mary Jane (6) 30 Saint keeps poet's letter in envelope (6)

32 Spirit of character in karate kit (5)

33 Always cutting exercise, I've had my chips (5) 34 Oily barges capsized (5)