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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 31 July. Entries to: Crossword 917, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued lights (three if two words) individually or when correctly paired, are of a kind, as verified in Brewer.

Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS 1 'Cross women'. That's hippy Slang (5) 6 Nationals' double carriage (7) 13 Polaris' directions by rating (9, two words) 15 Tailless lizard's hide (4) 16 Liquid obtained from most of gralloch (7) 18 Shed, cage or hiding place (3) 21 With sweetheart, run off (5) 24 Look right away from prelimin- ary examination (4) 27 Thought of suicide? Awful! (4) 28 Errors from the 'Post', maybe, about start of year (5) 30 Dimensions of a six in old notes (10, two words) 33 Choose work before time (3) 35 Remains, not against game (7) 36 Smallest pig's small bell (7) 37 Swamp Vatican City with money (4) 38 Island cocktail (9) 39 Route-maker organising 1992's trading opportunity (10) 40 Surrendered new semi in debt, apparently (7) DOWN 2 Maggot with decaying rook in studio (8) 3 Small and cosy after a while (6 or two words) 4 Separates and vanishes (9) 5 Shakespeare's cave having square pilaster on top of rock (5) 6 Slab-cake exchanged for water (8, two words) 7 Old friend's unmarried, but not square (5) 8 Fashionable vehicles turning up

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9 Utilitarian knowledge placed in pieces — in pieces! (14, two words) 10 Gold upset on design resembling a flower (6) 12 Cast down, in strict time, thank- lessly (6) 20 Swift — society man, it's said (9) 23 Dairyman breaking lower part of mast (8) 25 Tree-top: a new musical work (8) 26 Letter about island tree (6) 31 You and I left half the butter for roll (6) 32 When rising, Frenchman and In- dian queen embrace (5) 35 Stations' cab-stands (5)