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A first prize of L20 and two further prizes of L10 (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 1 June. Entries to: Crossword 1059, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WCIN 2LL.

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The unclued lights (all in Chambers) are f a kind. Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS 1 Condition affecting male spy with cold (8) 8 Leather strap giving heavy blow on the way back (4) 12 Shrew's home: home with gold reflection (5) 14 Hit girl with plate (7) 16 Thong that is taken in by riding- master (4) 17 A hero's sour substances (5) 18 Letter from Umbria? (6) 22 Strict government or club mea- sure (8, two words) 23 Inhabitant of 38 quite taken aback by emperor (7) 24 Dispose of assets, returning young hens without tip of tails (6, two words) 27 Kidnaps sailors carrying pipe (7) 29 Impolite suggestion from new 'Threepenny Opera' (8, two words) 33 Refined operation once embrac- ing curse (6)

34 Like a decimal, many times (5)

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Simple unit in design (5) 39 Returning explorer with care of stock for Nicotiana (12, hyphened) 40 Land at heart of Albanian capi- tal (4) 41 New President entering unre- strained gathering of women (8, hyphened) DOWN 1 Liveliness of wayward priest (6)

2 Almost end Shakespeare's in- terjection (4)

3 Eagle one left in water (6)

4 Sting poor Eric throughout (7) 6 Ancient Greek jar is not Mass- produced! (7)

7 Stayed fine in Derry Mead, maybe (11, two words) 8 Migrate up into outback. Cer- tainly! (5) 10 Candle-snuff as sent out (6) 15 Flower bringing tear to R. Ben- aud, somehow (11, two words) 19 Woman with gun for 20 shillings (10) 21 A purifier or fair relic broken (9) 26 Duke with additional pound. Right! (7) 29 Ten thousand or five hundred coming up to avenues (6) 30 Australian even turned up cloak (6) 31 Very small note about Tyne (6)

32 Determined to incite attack (5, two words)

36 Scots attempt to invent (4)