CROSSWORD 1320: Falling down by Doc

A first prize of £30 and a bottle of Graham's Late Bottled Vintage 1991 Port for the first correct solution opened on 4 August, 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 1320, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued lights, individually or as a pair, are of a kind One clued light is an abbreviation, and in another ignore an accent.

Name Address ACROSS

4 Address a letter for delightful secretary (11) 11 Breaches from father and curates, maybe (9)

12 Irish missionary brought back Russian girl (5) 13 They alter wording about the part as seen in manuscript (11) 14 Comedy series from one-time graduate (4) 19 On reflection, was not left much German bread (7) 22 Anglo-Saxon departement in heaven (6) 23 Pottery at the lowest level got tarnished first (6) 27 Unknown German eight on boat

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29 Decorate old lounge in Scotland (6) 31 Bird round Loire fluttering (6) 34 Plant and heavy tackle in perfect condition (7) 35 Botanical community having to change direction (7) 38 & 21 Fish started to gather in firth (6) 39 Striking display with touches of red, indigo, orange and tangerine (4) 40 Jewel on strap put back in metal band, almost (11) 42 Poor father got bird showing no affection (9, hyphened) DOWN

1 Building up reserve set (11, hyphened)

2 German bread and hot soup (5) 5 Vessel made turn around inlets

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7 Sit again and rest! (6) 8 Fleshy mark topped on beak (7) 9 Retreat raised money (4) 15 Unwilling Scots left island hospital (5) 17 Minor landlord from Neath with correspondence (11)

20 Group of plants from Eau Claire exchanged one for one (9)

21 See 38 25 Row about dry fragrant oil (5) 26 Set up set-up (3) 28 Wing-shaped film or a development (7) 30 Goddess embraced leading goddess (7) 32 Old rocky nets. No! (6) 36 Apparently indecisive poet (5) 37 Sea-fog on ridge (4)