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A first prize of £25 and a bottle of Graham's Malvedos 1979 Vintage Port for the first correct solution opened on 28 November, with two runners-up prizes of £15 (or, for UK solvers, the new edi- tion of The Chambers Dictionary - ring the word 'Dictionary'). Entries to: Crossword 1185, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS 1 Drinks, say, gallons and gets very excited (8, hyphened) 12 Exposure to sun of number in detachment? (10) 13 Sound of showers stops (5) 14 Spies, outside ploughed acre, enchanter's nightshade (7) 15 Island enthrals one — obliges platitudes (10) 16 Country nurse, happy going around North (7) 20 Indifferent pass degree (4) 24 Cheers in Air Force One - leader of America's cordial (7) 26 Veil for example pulled back by His Majesty, a king (7) 30 Traps retreating river eel (4) 31 Being framed by tabloid is rotten job, I add (7) 36 Plant, in water, piranhas half- consumed (7) 38 Work of Titian's rich, mostly never this (10) 39 Slanted piece cut from Brookside as broadcast (7) 40 Threefold test (5) 41 With woeful resolve, Adam's partner makes covering for limb (10) 42 Some currency stingily put in bag? (6) DOWN 3 Five-dollar bill, note given up last (5) 5 Bruiser, humourless subordinate 7 watch 6 I atch The Prisoner — see him

escaping from village in vessel? 6) 7 Signalling raised amid havoc at citadel (6, hyphened)

8 Oprah's top, never heartless, expert (5, hyphened) 9 Nausea, as bugle blasted, not to be relieved (13) 10 Good book version belies BBC here being poor (13, two words) 11 Armoured sea-creatures, family with good claws (9, hyphened) 17 Garment seen in even parts of Zambia? (3) 18 With inner energy, a sailor hoisted rope (5) 19 Chestnut, sepia perhaps, kept by boy in pocket (9) 25 Displayed 'ealthy dog (8) 27 Some certainly gripping finish to Countdown (3) 28 Ship, skirting strait, runs — a flier? (7) 29 Fresh diapers eagerly desired (7) 33 Most distant ruined cities (6) 35 Forward getting one against the head? (5) 37 Bishop retains measure of land, not as common (5)