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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 November. Entries to: Crossword 932, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WCIN 2LL.

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The unclued down lights are of a kind and could become the unclued across lights. Another pair, clued without overall defini- tion, can also be identified.

Name Address ACROSS 4 14 perils upsetting Knight of St John (11) 11 Praise bestowed is normally plu- ral. Check! (7) 12 It's the same in boxing (6) 14 See 4 (5) 16 Growing among snow back in French valley (5) 19 Naked North African goddess embracing maid, in agony (7) 21 Pen-tips of blue, indigo, red and orange (4)

23 He doesn't believe in robbery (7) 24 Sect from outskirts of Clackman- nan (4).

25 Returning 60 geographical miles about, Malta came into view

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Clothes matter! (4) 34 Composer of 'Turangalila'? 'Lohengrin'? No! (4) 35 Substance from glandular tissue from one in need, maybe (7) 37 Coach — or coaches (5) 40 Spare bird (5) 41 Coarse pottery — new one found in shop (9) 43 Gumboil arising from mid-July in capital (7) 44 A green perch disturbing pessi- mist (11) DOWN

1 Boastful skating figure hyphened)

3 God of love hartebeest (5) 5 God making no noise (4) 6 Mark Cross (4)

7 Bitter fluid from liver's not black: it's inflammation of the intestine (7) 8 Tree of heaven could be Congre- gational. Not half! (7) 9 bDreobutg h tmuapdei n 3b6y, moanyebe Loi bral)e

10 Hold in bondage with halter

twisted around neck, initially (7) 15 Pottery showing one flower lack'

ing gold (5)

17 Having a 'Panorama' broadcast privatised? Not wholly (7) 18 In spite of that, piece covers square (11, three words or don' bly hyphened) 26 Nevis could be the legal meeting-place (5)

27 Marine creature that's swell and brilliant! (7, hyphened) 28 Chuckle about her colt (7) 33 Fashionable squares (6) 36 See 9 (5) 38 Tin with silver catch (4) 39 Some different sound in Scot' land (4) (11,

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The solution to Crossword 929 is on page 62. Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service.