CROSSWORD 861: Look you! by Doc

A first prize of 120 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £13.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) for the first three correct solutions opened on 20 June. Entries to: Crossword 861, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued lights (four of two words) are of a kind.

Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the `Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS

1 Respectful order involving satin (8)

6 Ladies wrecking highest stan- dards (6)

13 Stop one leaving country-house (5)

14 Arrive before time and accuse 1 ) 6 Outline of column-shafts from Staines (7) 22 Old cover left by one bird (7) 23 Bone of stressful nature (4)

24 Like an alluring girl from N17

maybe, including hourly rate (7) 26 Young fish taking an age to rush back (7) 30 Crackshot? (4) 31 Nursing home rebuilding shop with reserve (7) 34 Non-feudal estate with a Liberal party backing (4) 36 Money that's for club (7) 38 The Herrenvolk are graduates at the gallery (10, two words) 39 Salerno-woven fabric (7) 40 Ring and leave out nothing (5) 41 One mangled form of modera- tion (10, two words) 43 Trustee may see gains destroyed (8) DOWN

2 River where the sea-bird loses heart (8, two words)

3 Coastal district of Asia Minor coming up first-class — number one? (5) 4 He doesn't believe in theft (7) 5 Composer turning senile, getting neglected initially (7) 6 Numbers including both parts of Bible, complete (6, two words) 7 Notes are sent up for rubber (6) 8 Another unclued light em- bracing love for fabrics (5) 9 In an advantageous position, like a photographic model? (13, two words) 11 Amusing character of note ing show (9) 17 See, 24 (3) 21 Philological element that is be- low nine (5) 25 Reckless conspirator27 Radical foreign article is sent , with one policy (8)

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28 Preserves eastern doctor, having . charity (7) 29 Italian noblewoman's not accepted border territory (7) 32 Ganges craft overturned: one • became less (6) 35 Lighter bump (5) 37 Tossed bullet around noon (5)

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