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A first prize of £20 and a bottle of Graham's Malvedos 1979 Vintage Port for the first correct solution opened on 22 February, with two runners-up prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers English Dictionary — ring the word `Dictionary'). Entries (no photocopies) to: Crossword 1095, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WCIN 2LL.
Half the c ues are normal. The o hers each comprise (in ital cs) a definition and a location containing the letters of the light randomly dispersed. The border squares, clockwise from 43, contain a phrase whose barred letters, plus four corner letters, could form: HERE'S R. DEE: ASCOT, SAY, SAW SUCH.
Name Address ACROSS 11 Pontificator in Rowardennan (5) 12 Workshy fish, the Parisian (4) 13 Shack in Cuba, a retreat for writer (5) 14 Detail of helmet in RAF, pale, modified (7) 15 Become faster, cut veg and a viand, going without! (10) 17 Mechanical operator in Tober- onochy (5) 20 Becoming independent? Men greet changes (8) 21 A rover from Stranraer (6) 23 Skin disease gets back, as a rule
26 Professional theologian in Amul- ree (5)
27 Intellectual giant from East Lothian (5) 28 Nuisance in Strathpeffer (4) 30 Delicate offer (6)
31 Composed score in a film script (8) 36 Liberating influence in Renfrew (5)
38 Well, goody's worsted baddies (10, hyphened) 39 Examiner of accounts in Kirkton of Culsalmond (7) 40 Airman in Dunfermline (5) 41 Historian of Aberdeen (4) 42 Artist in Scottish isle left off painting (5) DOWN 2 1 fish in sea, absorbed (7) 3 New model (tiara) perfectly de- signed (10, hyphened) 4 Person seemingly wise in Cold- stream (6) 5 Nick is from Cockburnspath (5) 6 Harem slaves in trouble over ruined silks (8) 7 Arsonist from Fettercairn (5)
8 Gaelic doctor in Doon Valley (5) 10 Public censor from Toscaig (4)
16 Vagrant in Port William (5) 18 Pen reported sore point? (4) 19 All are lost, capering, in lively dance (10) 22 Relative from Kinlochleven (5) 24 Lichen turned up, rank in dry green (8) 25 Primate has Saint installed in part of church (4) 29 With conductor, mainly, we set up advance performance (7) 32 Encircle, ring changes in edition
33 Kirk rk official in Inver-
clyde. . . (5) 34 . . . faced about OT anthem (5) 35 Revel in Cuminestown (5) 37 A giant, but old, in Abernethy (4)
Solution to 1092: Year in, year out Answers affected by the letter Y: 2 toyman, 6 try it on, 15 gyrant, 17 pyrognostic, 24 myalls, 32 tyrant; 9 prostatic, 11 mope, 18 tall men, 21 broads, 29 cordon, 33 sned.
First prize: N. Mendoza, London SW11; Runners-up: Helen Meixner, London W6; R. Joyce, Derby.
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