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A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £12.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) will be awarded for the first three correct solutions opened on 28 July. Entries to: Crossword 766, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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Three clues each define a word and these words form nine of the lights. Sixteen other clues define 35 words of three or more letters (two hyphened and in one case 0 is preferred to U) but contains an overall definition of the relevant light.

Name Address none ACROSS

1 Against subsidiary. food (14) 8 Struggle past bearing (4)

10 Pap liquor (10) 14 Once in one City plant (6) 17 Reverse of pleasant injection (5) 18 Clears or speaks out (5) 20 Earthenware barrier round a midrib (7) 21 Warm and dry living accom- modation (7) 23 Proper time for game in Spain

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25 As dealt with between home and foreign offices? (19) 27 Dressed in red about 12 a.m. after a party (7) 30 Veg. and fish for inconstant nymph (7) 32 Indecent salute (7) 36 Bird circling round a village (5) 37 Wrangles (10) 38 Cup that's a heap ahead (6) 40 Enthusiastic about a great num- ber (10) 42 Shift skilful Head (14) DOWN 2 Hen-name? (5) 3 Pub mischief-maker (6) 4 Initiate record overtime work

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5 Number strainer (7) 6 Egg production and develop- ment in ducks, say, up-State (6) 7 Step round in a game (9) 9 Spenser's noble boy a girl? (11) 11 Not impartial, this trade eco- nomist? (15) 13 Bar one island (7) 15 State pensioners' cape (8) 16 Muscles of legitimate descent (11) 19 Spoil bitter vetch (8) 21 Without heat transference in Acadia? Bit upsetting! (9) 22 Boggy ground measure (7) 26 Fabulous flyer, a former queen bee (7) 29 Tips up on hill ridge (6) 31 Catless custodian, is she? (6) 33 Detailed fish language (5) 34 The aim of resettlement (5) 35 Sets of three carriers (5)