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A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers English Dictionary — ring the word `Dictionary') for the first three correct solutions opened on 26 March. Entries to: Crossword 949, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued lights (one of three words and another doubly hyphened), individually or when correctly paired, are of a kind, verifiable in Brewer.

Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS 1 Holy man without hair-cloth, to wit (8) 6 Chief points out folio with one's belief (6) 12 He attacks superstitions about changing locations outside (10) 13 Loud drunkard well supplied with money (5) 14 Outraged, having a mass of shaggy hair (7) 16 It yields plant-juice from silo collapsing by ebbing river (7, hyphened) 22 State backing Mr Love during discharge (7) 23 Spill take-away liquor (4) 24 See 9 (7) 26 Almost unnecessary sewers (7) 31 Ill-luck of king beheaded by a church (7, hyphened) 36 Island of Romanic origins (7) 38 Run one Italian company with 3 bigots (10) 39 On the spot instructions summa- rised (7, two words) 40 Enrage, once, British mistress, returning (5) 41 Ornament overflowing with fruit and cereal by posh company airline (10) 42 Sign around unknown homes (6) DOWN 3 See 38 (5) 4 Jails for fans? (7) 5 Translates once, maybe, some French (7) 6 1 edge on key plan (6) 7 Heartless menial employee's deed (6) 8 Nazi guards hiding a number of guns (5) 9 1960's teenager met 24 new reasonable requests (13, two words) 11 Strong amphetamine going fast (9, hyphened) 17 Eggs remaining, it's said (3) 18 Head-king's road in a state (5, possibly hyphened) 19 Mammal again coming round polled, note! (9)

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27 Scottish viewers from part of the Granite City (3) 28 Mass wrecking house with love for Chinese rice spirit (7) 29 Deadlines? (7) 32 Bones up on state police (6) 33 Flower from mountain pass hav- ing new use (6) 37 Indian, say, damaging canoe (5)