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A first prize of £20 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 27 July. Entries to: Crossword 816, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WCIN 2LL.

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Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS one — is finally, therefore, in expert (10)

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21 Gee! In truth, going about in the having to follow it (9) 23 Odd look from a dour dab (7) East (7) 25 Is silent about one being teetotal 26 Tumbling about, drinking (7) 30 Agrees one's without notes (7) horse (5)

(7) thin (5) 36 See 9 (5) 37 Indian coin for a Spanish-

American friend, no less (5) 38 Muse about Henry's foreign aunt (6) 39 A pigeon's place on TV, say (4) 40 One was not somehow certain, inwardly, to burn to a frazzle (10) 42 State Secretary's work-out in study of ciphers (13) DOWN 1 Jingle's accord (5) 2 Long a British and United King- dom flower, now Malaysian (5) 3 To a goddess, is nothing but a line (6) 4 Soldier out of court (5) 5 They want a pound from those who heckle (7) 7 Removes what's odd in French art (9)

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ginally backed (7) 21 The complaint that's to soak in is manner of a king! (7) 22 Drains away by negligence out

(5) 29 A mass agreement to stnke (6) (7) 34 Skip about gaily, as a bird on a