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1119: Circus

A first prize of £20 and a bottle of Graham's Malvedos 1979 Vintage Port for the first correct solution opened on 9 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 1119, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

Half the radial lights (20 from rim to centre, 20 reversed) are anagrams using six letters from each italicised circus factor. (These anagrams are also defined.) Seven horses in the circuit next to the outer one, and a hyphened word in the innermost circuit, all run clockwise.

Name Address RADIALS (6) 1 Big tops — one's a corker! 2 Chattering bird caught grub 3 The Mr Bailey's high-pitched voice 4 Tight-rope walking's lure 5 Shades of Phineas T. Barnum 6 Flatterer with beard and toupee 7 Lion-tamer, one in a cage 8 Auguste and Co contribute 9 Fight against old English boxer in RN 10 Trapeze — second performance 11 Public speaker made to roar 12 Rubbish on any local US round- about?

13 Stilt-walker, comparatively lofty 14 Fisherman's line on river 15 Hinder action of Equestriennes 16 Drink after High wire acts 17 House, one in emerald Northern Ireland?

18 Mountain troops from Italy in plain, unusually 19 At home, fixes maps in corners 20 Unicyclists drop in 21 Reportedly press editor's re- quired 22 Red-nosed clown's large scarf 23 Indian tribe's oath

24 Choice work, metal ring in- cluded

25 The circus-ring's prevailing spirit 26 Soothing piece from Sargent legato 27 Scoring without opener's urging

28 Oriental jugglers' clear- sightedness

29 Performing seals, from the sea 30 Ignorant, in trouble as before 31 Tumblers assemble 32 Escape gaps in hedge — it's in disorder 33 Waylay American president? 34 Bertram Mills's circuits 35 Spanish money for outrageously steep article 36 Five elephants dance 37 Sustains losses 38 Spot outdated Safety-net 39 Parrots from Morocco, and

Crows

40 It's heaven, The greatest show on earth!