CROSSWORD 758: H.P. by Doc

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £12.95 — ring the words `Chambers Dictionary' above) will be awarded for the first three correct solutions opened on 2 June. Entries to: Crossword 758, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1 2LL.

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17 21 6

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3 4 18 20 28

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22 27 33 19

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The 17s were assoc'ated with the other unclued (two o two Words) in 9 (three words, hyphened); 35's connection with them is obvious right away. Elsewhere, i where, ignore one accent.

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..................................................................................... Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS 1 Yield some iron in France (5) 6 Mail-coach and ship courier (7) 11 Classify censor, say, entering tower (10) 13 Produce reproductive bodies from sour petal (9) 16 A German with a copper back in for anaesthetic (7) 18 Half-time's dry (3) 19 Girl with little money turning into change (10) 21 Oddly named village (5) 24 One island call (4) 28 Jar against old Irish doctor (5) 33 Outstanding plural out of place

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36 Ex-president coming back with time to withdraw (7) 38 Tumours around stomach area, he omitted (9) 39 One French boy caught in bed is deranged (10) 40 Mistrust American president en- tering party (7) 41 Celebrated without Mr Heath?

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DOWN 1 It's unfortunate: Saturn's void due to change (14) 2 Stumping the platform (8) 3 Joins department, raising some old money (6) 4 Machine worker's profession out East includes grant (9) 5 Pole-climbing insects (5) 7 Good luck from Scottish capital at any time (5) 8 Friar's grain (5) 10 Topside lifted manually (6) 12 A pity to put on a shroud (6) 14 State of Sir Robin's left foot (6) 20 Magazine confusing cattle with hen (9, two words) 22 African policeman and monarch in a garment (6) 23 It's a sin embracing posh worker and beginner (8) 25 Outspoken worker, one who be- gins a suit (8) 26 Gull — yes and no (6) 29 Under some plane at Heathrow (6) 31 Game to press close to tree (6) 32 Sounds like painter's old nails 34 ualified sailor left horse (5)

3) 35 Wood from purlin up on church (5)