CROSSWORD

964: Voices from the valleys by Doc

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 9 July. Entries to: Crossword 964, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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Nine unclued lights (four of two words), individually or when correctly paired, are of a kind in three unclued lights, with 25D doing double duty.

Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS 1 Princess embracing extortionate landlord, endlessly, for money 5 arge drinking cups he sculpted, with unknown letter (6) 13 Cattle-birds (8) '16 Scaffold-gates turning (5) 17 Third left for hawk (7) 18 Queue at convenience, as they say in Wales? (7, two words) 20 Cliff that is safe, initially, for birds on Orkney (8) 26 High steward and Heath circling Sandhurst (7) 28 Re-designing caption for US car 29 lamond reserve (3) 31 Materials prepared as in test (8) 34 Recalls vicar sanctions inclusion of England's opener (7) 36 Disguise in former times seen in state (7) 40 DA's 4 revolving indexes (8) 41 Dismisses no black cats (6) 43 It's said it's merciless yarn (6) 44 People taking girl back into region of Greece (8) DOWN 1 Discussion upsetting ET, not yet up (6) 2 Bargain for season-ticket (8) 3 Dealer having gone wrong in outskirts of Manchester (6) 4 See 40 (5) 6 & 8 PC at Youth Hostel, having abandoned right of tenure (8) 9 Laughing stock made of Ironside (8)

11 Wide mouth of the Tay? Sure! (7)

14 Pairs of variety artistes removing award from cathedrals (4) 19 Biblical giant beheaded: note this giant (4) 21 Quechua prince 42 embraced (4) 22 Leaders of 'Esher Messenger' ignore taking issue (4)

24 Frugal society having edible crab (7)

27 Rich patron taking duke away from frenzied women outside church(8) 31 Sow's offspring (4) 32 I applied to somebody for plant- extract in perfumery (6) 33 Posh girl in cold yard (6) 35 Smart soldier (5) 37 Slight stain (4) 38 Sort of pane in the neck! (4)