CROSSWORD 1209: Girl of my heart by Doc

A first prize of £25 and a bottle of Graham's Malvedos 1979 Vintage Port for the first correct solution opened on 30 May, with two runners-up prizes of £15 (or, for UK solvers, the Chambers Dictionary – ring the word `Dictionary'). Entries to: Crossword 1209, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

The unclued (unre ated) lights bear a common feature different in each case. The 28 'unfeatured' letters in these lights can be rearranged to form: YES! THE MODEL PIG EMBRACED PAMELA. Elsewhere, ignore an apostrophe and an accent.

Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS 1 Illegal trader's note in discredit always (14, hyphened) 9 Fish in spate, elsewhere (4) 11 Parade — in court? (10) 13 One knight returning for girl (4) 15 School agent gets score of 100 (6) 17 Borders — of Cockney gardens?

(5)

18 One team backing the French about a line (5) 21 East African policemen seek a wage increase out East (7) 23 Sugar and paste covering lettuce

(7)

24 Harsh Frenchman — a lawmaker (5)

'26 Game's fashionable red dye (5) 28 Lear produced by poor actor near Norwich (7)

32 Ramble topless to crater at Dutch town (7) 36 Panegyric for chart during middle of the week (5) 38 Character of those affected (5) 39 Divulge order for more goods (6) 40 Fashion again backing flower (4) 41 Penalty originally in customs - warrants comes to light (10) 42 Radical amongst customary leftists (4) 43 Doesn't change meeting; attempt to ostracise (14, three words) DOWN 2 injurious male leaving tally (5) 3 NZ food served, in part, for emperor (6) 4 Fare-tip (4) 5 Inspects theatrical shows, it's said (7) 6 Say! Loner wandering in soon

(7)

7 Catch out parent (6) 8 Apple turnover, note (6) 10 Notes old buffoon put in record for chemical instrument (12) 12 Ornament Doc smashed, unknown and causing reproach (12)

27 Senator breaking wind (7, hyphened)

29 Lifeless coati moved around black one (7) 30 Fattened cow on board is punished (6) 31 A quiet sleep upset where embers fall (6, hyphened) 33 New Seeker's dagger (6) 35 Chess grandmaster's drink of spirits (5) 37 Cheque amongst pig-iron (4)

Solution to 1206:

Stationary

The unclued lights were ELEANOR CROSSES (1A) — see Brewer. At 37, `Tyrol' was also accepted.

First prize: N.C. Price, Eastbourne. Runners-up: Sean McMahon, Derry, Northern Ireland; N.F.J. Mendoza, London W8.