28 JULY 1990, Page 45

CROSSWORD

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 13 August. Entries to: Crossword 969, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC IN 2LL.

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The unclued lights (four of two words and one of three) and at least six of the clued ones are of a like kind and, although you may like some of them, there are at least three you probably won't relish. One other light is hyphened.

Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS 1 Secretive about worthless gin mixed in a contemptuous way (11)

7 Piece of 8, say, to make fun of 11 (Town in Zaire or in part of Ankole (6)

13 Gets with it to raise fruit (7) 15 He's one a bird embraces (5) 16 Diverse description of a valve (51 17 Fish? Bosh, it's duck! (6) 18 Consumed in mid-Lent? Yes, consumed! (5) 20 Hung or tied up (6) 21 Help turn backing for river birds' toes (5) 22 Marshmallow for Rose of Shar- on? (7)

27 Thrown as a weapon with im- petuosity before the turn of last month (7)

29 Books are returned by an inspir- ing goddess (5) 30 Jock's strip — it could have caused Mrs Quickly's alarm (6) 32 Scots mint and kidney, with no starter (5) 34 Sandy's snuff was cut quietly (6) 36 Joint backing for a composition V ) 37 Privately, a lot of 8? (5) 38 To do so results in a colourful rendering from a couple of god- desses (7)

39 (Undaunted thus is dated if not 40 See)

8 and 35 (3) DOWN 2 Harden something a rodent's about to digest, as it were? (8) 4 Sly hints of deviousnesses (12)

6 English city and urban commun- i(ty or one in three of the US of A

7 She managed with just a pair of sweethearts (5) 8 Grumble about price being under 40 (4) 9 Some crisp raw liver spread (6)

10 Salmon, in short, arrive in pairs (5)

14 Equilibrium shop assistants could display (12) 21 One going to court a pet that's no beauty (9) 23 Got more with it in the way some hash often is (8) 24 Monastic habits and designs (8) 25 Piece of 35, say, to mount (6) 26 The point is to soak the French, it appears (7) 28 Sort of shape seen initially in 18, perhaps (6) 31 Over-18's capital meals, 7A's likewise (5) 33 Rubbish tip up north of Mid- dlesex (5) 35 Gentle type to beat 40 (4)