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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 15 October. Entries to: Crossword 978, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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Solutions to the asterisked clues (which contain no overall definition) are of a kind and half of them have to be anagramma- tised and entered in the grid as other words. Two normal lights are of two words, one hyphened.

Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS 1 *Could be certain? Pity! (11) 7 This 8's no answer to 23 (3) 11 Gossip about a race makes col- ouring matter (6) 13 *Endlessly towering up (7) 15 33's turn's drivel (5) 16 Ties up and sets apart (5) 17 Editor's broken valve (6) 18 Leaders of a Mayan language in Iceland (5) 20 Inca in charge a liberal six- footer? (6) 21 He's a one, when taking a bird out . . . (5) 22 . . . and, maybe without having salmon biting (7) 27 Creature by little work getting an extra large amount of money 29 number in demand. . . (5) 30 . . . giving point to a possible 29 points (6) 32 'Trojan 5? No thanks! (5) 34 Salt-water course to be seen between mid-October and end of June (6) 36 Get on a Council (5) 37 Revels of a different sort 18's leader takes part in (5) 38 Is nicer, such theology? Could be! (7) 39 Out of tune, perhaps, off-stage (6) 40 Sturdy soldier? Odd character!

41 Having several fingers in a pie of, e.g., taties did (11) DOWN 1 Ghostly ship, a month adrift (10) 2 They answer travellers without a heartless 25 being upset (8) 3 Cross about girl supporting artist in Brighton, say? 4 One who espoused a 36, having nothing to lose (12) 5 See 9 (7) 6 Swinging pirates once seen here in fights at close quarters (8) 7 Introduction for a letter (5) 8 *Religious lines (4) 9 One's company round a river? 151! (6) 10 Is, like Homer, upset — gets the wind? (5) 12 *Fashion round about is (6) 14 Fly around, all over roundabout in Arras, say (12) 19 Dipped again into red — miser maybe's taken me in (10) 21 *Pro that's in part in hospital (9) 23 *Case's introductory points (8) 24 *One snake with an internal twitch (8) 25 *Team to get vexed about mak- ing come-back (6) 26 *Was if single in Dahomey (7) 28 Plant about one hundred, note, half an hour ahead (6) 31 *Lots and lots more than one dropped in the ocean (5) 33 See 15 (5) 35 *Pnderstood without right (4)