CROSSWORD

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 for the first three correct solutions opened on 21 November. Entries to: Crossword 883, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The other six unclued lights are 17 39 43.

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Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS 1 Most inferior animal in ark (8) 13 Bellow when old hag cuddles one (5) 14 Old English car's name (7)

16 Moor's fair blustery about North (7) 20 Bird, swan, around river (4)

22 Understanding only part of re- cent entertainment (7) 23 Herb's turned into goblin (4) 24 Was wild heather for burning off? (7) 26 Order of plants, any I arranged after use of spade (7) 30 Lost long ago in grass, it's said (4) 34 One cat heading off bird (4) 36 Leader of gang organised crimes in classic spirit (7) 38 Pour around furnace scum I stir- red, extracting sodium, . . (10) 40 . . . mineral and uranium found in most of plants (5)

41 Orange papist? (10)

42 Any thrown about, for instance, is refuse (6, hyphened) DOWN 3 A short morning song, that was, for cello (5) 4 New member in parliament ranted (7) 5 Blows getting up around de- serted old beaches (7) 6 Ben holds drink up, mild (6)

7 Mum's clipped English plant (6) A way with words makes love exciting (5)

9 Game girl in liner, with man, at sea (13, two words) 10 Drink from can — a late tonic, maybe (13, two words) 11 Doublet pinched, we hear, to a degree (9) 18 Former jester, beheaded in Yorkshire town (5) 19 Harmless bar debts? The brute's put inside! (9) 21 Material in drawer losing shade of colour (5) 25 Gross, dirty, volatile stuff (8, hyphened) 27 Team's dropped second swim- mer? (3) 29 Displays joint, showing craft (7) 32 Rides for long periods (6) 33 'Marsh' produced by English artist? (6) 35 At home, top of chimney's sur- rounded by Virginia creeper (5) 37 Craze about Eastern piece of armour (5)