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A first prize of £30 and a bottle of Graham's Six Grapes Port for the first correct solution opened on 14 September, with two run- ners-up prizes of £20 (or, for UK solvers, the latest edition of The Chambers Dictionary — ring the word `Dictionary'). Entries to: Crossword 1377, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.
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The unclued lights (seven of two or more words), individually or paired, are of a kind.
Name Address ACROSS 9 Some rueful, aloof composer (4) 11 Shallow lakes producing laver and sedge (10) 14 Touch lovingly and watch over two seconds (6) 16 Chapter omitted from `Millennium' epic (5) 17 Roget's new disease (5) 20 Desire of prima donna returning to town, topless (7) 21 Tropical bird consumed golden marsupial (7) 23 End of the year in river departement (7) 24 Muslim prince rejected veto about a wife (5) 25 Provide Spenser's side with two points (5) 27 A Turk so awfully virile, it's said )
32 (7 Off-centre English poet (7)
36 Sixteen nuisances show distinct lack of interest (5) 37 Public round the green (5) 39 Steal bed for brothel (4) 40 Dish originating from Island (10) 41 Is permitted one illusion! (4) DOWN 1 Female with flashily dressed man has discernment (5) 2 Fine line, perhaps being small and delicate (5) 3 Expensive make-up in sweet- smelling wood (6) 4 Boat from France to Spain starting to replace railway (5) 5 Spice Girl in Shakespeare in spectacles (7) 6 Euphoria of respect, mostly (7) 7 Former PM in charge of paradise (6) 8 Sale organised: youth leader in car that can be tested (9) 15 One arm almost lifted, holding 16 broken bones (8) a Guam 21 30 EPs ordered are somewhat decorative (9)
22 Spiritless article about cinema (7)
26 Poor view round the north in tank (7, two words) 28 Weapon with catches raised injured gnu (7, two words) 29 Girl perplexed by the French screen (6) 31 Scottish bonnet for Easterner. Not half! (6) 33 Breed of cattle united in heather (5) 34 Bishop in post of authority for a month (5) 35 Climbing palm with no name yielded fragrant oil (5)
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