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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 18 January, with two runners- up prizes of £20 (or, for UK solvers, the latest edition of The Chambers Dictionary — ring the word `Dictionary'). Entries to: Crossword 1394, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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Three pairs of unclued ights (one of two words suggest 19 of 35.

Name Address ACROSS 9 Goddess's base, ill repute (7) 11 Was candidate returned by standard recount? (7) 12 Back commander on the spot

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14 Scholar cut art exam (6) 16 Benedictine's order (5) 20 Learner much used after extremely good workmanship (7) 21 Manipulator runs shifting debate (7) 23 Astronomer show lass one constellation (7) 24 Some specifics mirrored Wells' works (5, hyphened) 25 Libya's progress movement (5) 27 Restive notaries missing queen in republic (7) 30 Candid, that's Fanny (7) 31 Commando ate English cuts always (7) 36 Lifeless cattle visiting saice flayed (5) 37 Public servants complete agreement (6) 38 Garment not of knitted mohair 39 Hammered mmered recent European dramatist (7) 40 Fickle character joins committee

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DOWN 1 Bow as less attentive academician leaves (5) 3 Non-commissioned men swallowed harangue (5) 4 Card combination — pontoon?

(6) 5 Guest at meal announced about six (7) 6 Metallic ring needles god (7) 7 Climbing, surmount desert outcrop (6, two words) 10 Entrepreneur plied trade in oil with no barrels (10) 13 Tacit urchin created plumper (7) 15 Transmission of clientele bust railroad lost (8) 18 With sun out, Sufi can foil roving wildcat (10)

22 Rude to heckle shy poet (7)

26 Neat, variable style with stress on backside? (7) 28 Plain recipe for hoofer? (7) 29 Laud controlled mad temper (6) 30 Gross friend upset prophet's child (6) 32 Human body's dicky heart (5) 33 Jazz band unspirited mobocracy neglected (5)

34 Collecting .chromium, look for rock fragments (5)