CROSSWORD

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £12.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) will be awarded for the first three correct solutions opened on 11 August. Entries to: Crossword 768, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued lights comprise three key-words and a different pair related to each. Light 21 is hyphened. All lights, including a reference to 17, are in Chambers.

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ACROSS 5 One aircraftsman among spies in plant (6) 9 One who ignores superintendant (10) 14 A small state commander (3) 16 Digestive enzyme for father in agony (6) • 20 Dues for ship in port, boat with silver from East (7) 22 Odd sot, MO, in charge of diffu- sion of liquids through septum

24 Th) us entering on one's tod, as readily as of old (7)

25 Splinter for Mac from second stake (5) 26 Compass, early piece (5) 31 As before, discourage her aunt deviously (7) 33 Letter to a philosopher, old ex- perimentalist (7) 37 Yes, young will show strength

38 ) Earthquake, eastern one, cap- tured in reflective writings (5)

39 Quivering labrum of a ghost (6) 40 Cultivate endless sesame (3) 41 Disrespectful, I boob over pub- lication about Sappers (10) 42 Waist-cord from antiquity, gear pulled around (6) DOWN

2 Fix up hidy-hole for a king in trees (5)

3 Bird, maybe teal, around NE (6) 4 Dog, half wolf? About fifty-fifty 6 We hear whisky's in bowls for mixing wine (7) 8 On island there's one black bird (4) 10 Monster capsized boat, see (6) 11 Desserts, perfect seconds? (9, hyphened) 12 Rate too low — i.e. net sum rated faultily (13) 13 Pressman petitions for about a thousand and takes over (8)

15 Choices? Wishes they were (7) 23 Tie round nek, unusual name

recognised locally (7) 27 Resort to Cheshire town, we're told, for sheet of canvas (7) 29 Student, not top breadwinner 30 ne gets well, except for indica- tion of pressure (6) 32 Hurry? Is obliged to catch up (6) 34 Five in whirl, merrymaking (5) 35 Mushroom-caps accumulate, last of fungi (5) 36 Body of warriors recruited from slim pikemen (4)