CROSSWORD

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £12.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) for the first three correct solutions opened on 29 September. Entries to: Crossword 775, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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Unclued lights have something in common with li LE. One other light is of three words. Ignore an apostrophe.

Name Address ACROSS 1 Paltry man's a spy? Could be what one in his time does! (14) 12 Star on set, say (4) 14 One used to flying fish (6) 17 Is, in a word, rainy (5) 18 Portrait a German's about to knock out (5) 20 Deleted in error, this dodge? (7) 21 Merit having somehow veered round a point (7) 23 His tart oddly eager? (7) 24 About the middle of August's about time to indicate (5)

25 In what one appears sallow (5)

27 New Year gift that's never died? Yes! (7) 30 15D (7) 32 Invite El Caudillo's gammer thus to debase . . . (7) 36 . . fish some folk most often choose (5) 37 One lament that's rarely pleasant (5) 39 As bad as 41? (4) 40 Train time charge (10) 41 See 39 (4)

42 In distress, before a bad end, feign mental derangement (14)

DOWN 1 Out-and-out choice big-head (5) 2 A fly devil (5) 3 Tender fellow (6) 4 Lavender jelly (5) 5 Devise a little tribulation for an organism (7) 7 Rigorous tax to call in (9)

9 Wearing nothing, a topless na- tive's producing no effect (11) 11 Signs numbers without right (6) 16 In Luton one having one love back out is concerned with ex- tracting roots (11)

21 A number due under a penny is denied (9) 22 Song from band about a dead- eye male (7) 26 Learn about the vegetation (7) 28 Competitions' results (6) 29 Clears up jets (6)

33 Coin once appropriate for En- glish blow-out (5)

34 Measure that's counterfeit (5) 35 Claws up and down (5) The solution to Crossword 772 is on page 43. Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service.