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PORT A first prize of £20 and a bottle of Graham's Malvedos 1979 Vintage Port for the first correct solution opened on 2 August, with two runners-up prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers English Dictionary — ring the word `Dictionary'). Entries (no photocopies) to: Crossword 1118, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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14 Wine and tea. Almost heaven! (7)

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