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A first prize of £30 and a bottle of Graham's award-winning, Late- Bottled Vintage Port for the first correct solution opened on 4 September, with two runners-up prizes of £20 (or, for UK solvers, the latest edition of The Chambers Dictionary — ring the word `Dictionary). Entries to: Crossword 1477, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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Verifiable in Brewer, the unclued lights (including two of two words and one of three words, and in two cases when paired) are of a kind.

Name Address ACROSS 1 Repetition of a word from chauffeur about MP left with nothing (8) 11 One who assigns names for wordbooks (12) 12 It had 21 characters turn out backing inexpert boxer (5)

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16 Eastern commune chief (4) 17 Visionary, one by lake (5) 18 Princess upset pithy one (6) 22 See one in paradise? Church demands proof (8) 23 President makes point during sermon (7) 24 Jack bursting to conquer mountain (6) 25 Right in middle of river, died, pinched with cold (6) 27 Active old person with social worker (7) 29 Informative — DIY gen, if translated (8) 33 Damaged ark in view — and sea monster (6) 34 Snooker star, note, pocketing handkerchief (5) 35 Some scoundrel defrauded German banker (4) 37 Provide with a feather — uncle accepts choice (7) 38 Day in region where you find herons (5) 41 Change the character of one wearing false teeth (8) DOWN 3 Excellent, fruit with bit of yogurt (6) 4 Make love, originally with a sheath (7) 5 Struggling to get up? Hold on gripping traffic light (10) 6 I sorted out bodybuilder? (7) 8 Hawker, shrewder if coming round the back (5) 9 Police unhappy, even with age- old system (9) 13 Reptiles that are wriggling round one (8) 19 Lawyer and governor kicked up a fuss about prosecutor (10) 20 Never yet ridden unaided (8) 26 Dreadful politician, latest in cabinet to get a separation (7) 28 One wielding weapon with speed — soldier (7) 29 Mate of Ugh-lomi, one expected to be overthrown (6) 30 Good decision getting attic room (6) 31 Silly keeping piece of Spode, cracked (6) 32 Silver money in Rumania? That's cockeyed (5)