27 SEPTEMBER 1986, Page 54

CROSSWORD

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £12.95 — ring the words `Chambers Dictionary' above) for the first three correct solutions opened on 13 October. Entries to: Crossword 777, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued I ghts (one of two words) comprise two quintets and include two plural forms. The clues in italics contain anagrams or part-anagrams which are not indicated.

Name Address ACROSS 4 Extreme patriots heard to de- monstrate point in visits (11) 11 I take gold found in one mineral aggregate (7, hyphened) 12 Boer turned NE in byroad (6) 16 Child aboard steamship steers (5)

19 Rates Scottish cows alternately fat and lean (7)

21 Site, once a path (4) 23 Take aim first with the Italian and shoot (7) 24 Bark from saluki narked (4) 25 Excellent piece — a dish (7) 31 Some undecipherable Irish lore in Scotland (4) 32 Alcohol? Alt, Lent — imbibes nothing (7) 34 Union long in league with Left, making peace (4) 35 Turncoat? Green communist almost does U-turn (7) 37 Blushing in company — feature of Mass? (5) 41 Plant, kingcup, opening by Holy Loch (9) 42 Bird from river bursting into morning song, that was (6) DOWN 2 Volumes including 'royal' edi- tions (6) 3 Bottom of roll, sore failure (5)

5 He)ight? Trees, they say, deceive (4

6 Shrewd characteristic of Foot? (4) 7 I've tour in carriage (7) 10 Matching pot with pot? (7) 17 Mineral oil on plant (7) 18 Blue smoke in the barn (11) 20 King, born with title, in line (7) 22 Guns fired by regiment over the French line (9) 26 Fish with egg on, including slice of loaf (5)

27 Real nut, with no distinctive smell (7) 28 Land reptile, quietly hauled out (7)

29 Has food — and this device will raise water (7) 33 Espy pasha embracing Catholics on way up (6) 36 Grumble, as of old, with nothing . to smile about (5) 38 Head of fibres on loose plant (4) 39 Shoot half Welsh and English (4)