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A first prize of £20 and a bottle of Graham's Malvedos 1979 Vintage Port for the first .correct solution opened on 4 October, with two runners-up prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers English Dictionary — ring the word `Dictionary'). Entries (no photocopies) to: Crossword 1127, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued lights (two of two words), in three pairs and a trio, are of a kind suggested by the title. Elsewhere, ignore one accent.

Name Address ACROSS 1 Indian managers one left in Madras, curiously (8) 8 Body-juice (4) 11 'There's always time': novel or a novelette (12, three words) 12 Mends damaged apparel, requir- ing needles' sharp tips (5) 16 Unlike the clergy having the French in charge (4) 17 Cheeky absurd talk that's not crucial (5) 18 City recess causing digression (6) 22 Recluse put in note for welding- mixture (8) 23 He hinders some French course 24 Land nd with no leading man from African tribe (6) 25 Chinese societies in threes (6) 27 Old scholars who are not scien- tists (7) 29 Gail won't fancy such a hold-up (8, two words) 33 Meal for doctor round about nine (6) 34 Letter by doctor for lozenge (5) 35 Observe fashion (4)

37 I don't mind bringing back staff with it (7, three words)

39 Margo Reith, MA, new writer of sacred records (12) 40 Restrain — heartlessly! (4) 41 Emphasised backing courses (8) DOWN

2 Design base (4) 4 The tale about sportsman (7) 5 Retinue for the Queen on BR (10, two words) 6 Latch from 66, partly (7) 8 Barber breaks up (5)

10 Opposed to some poetry (6) 13 Stirring ousting of Scottish curates (8) 19 Destructive insect made weight difference (10, hyphened) 20 Maid upset with pay for glitter- ing fabric (8)

21 Old English harp redesigned with one wind instrument (9)

26 Cross out 'realist' (7) 30 Enter, apparently, for wages (6) 31 Welcomes — in tears? (6) 32 One cha embracing one violently ( 36 Leather 8 s upsetting heavy blow (4)