CROSSWORD 817: Search me! by Doc

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £13.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) for the first three correct solutions opened on 3 August. Entries to: Crossword 817, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL Name Address

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' The unclued lights (three of two words) are of a kind. Elsewhere, ignore an apostrophe and two accents.

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ACROSS 6 Denial's 22 held fast (6) 8 Admit half initiative (5) head to toe (5) two words) (7, two words) words) 15 Happens that time passed quick-17 Sir's unending cry (3) ly by summits (10) 21 Refined top room (5) and I found in a hide-out (7) mysteries (8) 20 Colt, dog or deer (4) 27 Money for wreath (3)

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24 RAC returning profit for trunk American plane (7) (7, hyphened) 33 Shoot gull (6) 30 Make good half the ABC (4) depart (5) 31 To give a protective coat aids one in trouble (7) 34 It's a case of intensive tuition (4) 36 He provides satisfaction throughout, distributing ales (7) 38 Link arms for this seat and book about musical (10, hyphened) 39 Measure privates Shakespeare places in order (7) 40 Religious representation or religious letter (5) 41 Coincide with lady MC admit- ting States' backing (10) 42 Shanty that's bracing (6, hyphened) DOWN 3 Could be an apple from a tree

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4 Algiers' 22 grass fields (7, hyphened) 5 One left madman, having lost one yearly register (7) 7 Strike endlessly grafting feathers

(7) 37 It's said to the French about to