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A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or a copy of Chambers Dictionary, price now £12.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) will be awarded for the first three correct solutions opened on 3 March. Entries to: Crossword 745, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unnumbered clues, each having two solutions, account for eight lights. Four unclued lights are anagrams of a clued one. Two other lights are of two words. Ignore one or two accents.

Name Address CLUES Low down's one's spirits? Keep in reverse Bird associated with pipes Bird to avoid 1D A cure one hopes can, having timed me going astray (10) 2 Measure up since turning out in conclusion (5) 3 Returned in appointment to relieve of certain financial liability (6) 4A Old men down under, saps in space! (9)

5 Smallest possible number cut- ting Red lead (7)

6 She's a home overhead (5)

7 The least plump runner is in France to be seen round a pub (9)

9 Jacks in (the States detest vice) indiscriminately (10)

10 Calling together and swind- ling out of 51/4 cent (9)

11 Ruins brides, perhaps (6) 12 A backward native's end brought about in this? Such a loss! (7) 13 Introduces one channel of communication between bridge partners (7) 15A Stake from pests when back- ing (5) 15D Keen half-hour in bed (6) 17 It puts pep into one work unit and is in a measure returned

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18 Palm lined with silver? It's a point! (7) 19 Accordant, however aware (10) 20 Many a volume a day short was the Bard's nightmare (9) 22 Puts into operation one Head of State's incontinence (8) 23 Classy bird a chap's taken out, is she? (7) 26 Bed a messenger in a paddy up North (7) 28 Concentration of energy of townsman embraced by Yeo- man of Guard (7)

29 Negative a thing without aspiration for making music? (8)

31 Minds being upset in a glacial feature (5) 32 Formative synonym (6) 33 Scruff having tea a third of a minute before (5) 34A A goddess without, note, is put off (5) 35 Dispose of Navy men with sex appeal (5) 36 Italian male's initial sign of hesitation (7)

38 Persist in dogfish coming in after one (10)

39 Committed a foul and hoped to avoid ill-fortune had Wood been the recipient (9) 40 Steer round a mammal (5)