CROSSWORD

A first prize of £20 and a bottle of Graham's Malvedos 1979 Vintage Port for the first correct solution opened on 3 August, with two runners-up prizes of E10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers English Dictionary — ring the word 'Dictionary'). Entries to: Crossword 1068, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

The unclued 1 ghts (one hyphened and two of two words, one of which is an abbreviation) are of a kind.

Name Address ACROSS

1 Love from Scotjish town, re- portedly (5)

6 Expressed merriment and dis- gust in backing deal (7) 11 Miserly chap easily obtained fish (10)

16 Rustled around for thin pastry (7)

17 Nauseous, vain conceit about orchestra (7) 18 Low-down gentry. Not half! (3) 19 In complete confusion — at an end with team ill (10, two words) 24 A kind person (4) 27 Duck appears headless when re- turning (4) 28 During the buffet, tasted cheese 33 sort of chain-letter (3) 35 It's spoken, we hear, having buzzed (7) 36 Wayward pursuer; one who assumes authority unjustly (7) 37 Wound leaders of veterans' unit, losing nerve (4)

38 A choirman rebuilt instrument (9)

40 Pony from the Isle? (7) 41 Language star (5) DOWN

1 Impregnable simile of money in property (14, four words)

2 Loan tape out that's in front of one (8, three words) 3 Uright individual in 125 train 4 Old cabinet including member with time for fishing tackle (9, hyphened) 6 Processes court-wear? (8) 7 American practice, once, mak- ing interest (5) 8 Workers' quarters (5) everything novel (14, three words)

10 Battles for southern French town (6)

12 Slaves showing strength around ring (6) 20 Despondency of heartless dan- dy, this May, perhaps (9) 22 Scots grandchild holding bran- ches up for basketwork (6) 23 Domestic waste and grease we spilt (8) 26 Maybe a sigh, out East, for her (6) 29 Border form of warfare (6) 32 Funds obtained from 36's heart somehow (5) 34 Fish-traps broken (5)

35 Left message about public life (5) Solution to 1065: 9 oz The unclued lights (13, 15, 34, 38 Across; 11, 18, 21 Down) are AUSTRALIANISMS (9).

Winners: E. M. Simmonds, Maidenhead (£20); Andrew Madge, Reading; Ken Pocock, Lytham St Anne's.

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