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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 opened on 3 June. Entries to: Crossword 1009, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued I ghts include a doubly hyphened expression and a phrase of four words.

Name Address ACROSS

9 Syrian cloth in Arab bales (4)

11 Hieroglyphs reproducing god (i.e. Mars) (9) 12 Displays affectations (4) 14 Star turn cut by agent, almost (6) 16 Flat bar, aluminium (5) 20 Twines: measure long ones (7)

21 US insect, note, in fumes whirl- ing (7)

24 Saint Paul's fractured, round ab- out shoulder-blade (7) 25 Glib line from 'Sunday' politi- cian, we hear (5) 26 Mineral, short measure (5)

28 MP in Ireland's domains (7)

31 Strong pitcher, he throws things everywhere (7) 34 Charge? A restraint's voiced (7) 37 Lifter? Fit, he could be (5) 38 Look, tub's greyish-green (5) 40 Dry sherry in hand, old (4) 41 Itchy, lean, rabid Tasmanian wolf? (9) 42 Fat in rissole, oozy (4) DOWN 1 Beginning to grind samba out, organ stops (6)

2 Japanese money? Nothing, absolutely (5.) 3 Wood, all in former Scottish measure (6)

4 Clear, neat chemical reaction (5) 5 Northern blackbird left for nur- ture long ago (7) 6 Square, Jock's silver mounted lattice-work (7) 7 Shoot part of drama for effect

8 t6) ress up with a single fire-opal 13 beam, one found in dormitory? ife)a (7)

23 Working party, right, aboard section of fleet (8) 27 T -Truly spoken, in hackneyed way

29 Maybe(7) mine is first of contact lenses? (7)

30 Flies circling hot river-mouths (6) 32 Boss provides respite (6) 33 Alien in castle, captured again (6) 35 Mark dress up in value (5) 36 Moulding volume covered with circular shapes (5)