CROSSWORD

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a Copy of Chambers English Dictionary — ring the word `Dictionary') for the first three correct solutions (please, no photocopies) opened on 30 September. Entries to: Crossword 1026, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued lights (one of three and two of two words), individually or when correctly linked in pairs or as a trio, are of kind. Ignore an apostrophe.

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ACROSS

1 A compiler returning, taking in fruit and crustacea (8)

9 Oil ahead! It changes genus of gasteropods (10) 14 Increases power in America (3)

16 Maori woman calling attention during decline (6)

17 Send back watch? (5) 18 Left inside, occupied doing something particular, on a slope

20 P(5 rostitute's customer; journalist fancily dressed (7)

22 Conveys meanings (7) 24 1 + 3, maybe, = 12 (7) 25 Varnish or showy brilliance, we hear (5) 26 Scotland's chains — or Iran's, possibly (5) 28 Change bf place concerning Middlesex's opener at Surrey's ground (7) 31 South African trees yielding enzyme endlessly (7) 33 Royal area backing race with fish (7)

37 Early once — heartbroken (5)

38 Muse about sailor in game (5) 39 Used to occupy interior of the . Boar; now holds lease(6) 40 Plinlimmon's waterfall (3) 42 Terrible result for the Six Coun ties (6) DOWN

2 Strike without reserve (5)

3 See 24 (6)

6 Warmth of male giant writhing (7)

7 Avoids water weed (6) 8 & 36 Party's sharp outburst is heard (4,4) 10 Party creature rising in old age over the border (6) 12 The making of serene parody's 24 (13, two words) 13 According to Shakespeare, shoot Queen during 'Enigma Variations' (8) 21 Down-curving nail under edge of eaves on a filthy home (8) 27 Premise about coiled thread (7) 29 See former disciple beheaded (6) 32 Spots of colour upsetting cross author (6) 34 Slice of bread and a chip right away! (5) 35 Such a noisy capital, in part (5) 36 Sec 8 (4)