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A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £12.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) will be awarded for the first three correct solutions opened on 18 August. Entries to: Crossword 769, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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32 Slip round at the beginning of 33 On-the-way type (5) September (5) 34 Occupy with one intent (6) 36 To Spenser was almost amoral? Almost! (5) 37 There's nowt risque in verbal skill, it appears (5) 38 Sex appeal is in uncle's list (7) 39 Frig about with Honor, say, turning 9 out (6) 40 Anybody certain? (3) 41 Mimics describing chap with male theatrical features (11) DOWN 1 Interminably sexual navel-like growths (10) 2 Stock up again? Nation-wise it is, so far as we're concerned! (8) 3 A teenager an ecaudate god first made pregnant (9) 4 Knowing one's drunk (12) 5 People embracing English philo- sopher's followers (7) 6 Sort of 20's roundabout scarcity (8) 7 A false start for a bird (5) 8 Food for 35 (4) 9 A quaker on the wing, according to Milton (6)