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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 17 April. Entries to: Crossword 902, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WCIN 2LL.

The eight unclued lights and 33 Down (all verifiable in Chambers English Dictionary under the appropriate heading) are of a kind defined at 8. Elsewhere ignore one accent.

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36 Verit, look, to which 15 & 29 leads (7) 40 They distribute their profits (money) around women's quart- ers (8) 41 Annoyed having been a spy (6) 42 Both resent upsetting literary family (10, two words) 44 Put up with champion (8, two words) DOWN

2 Antelope enclosure that's steep (8)

4 Soft drink from South Africa in two guises (5) 6 See 24 (4) 7 It helps to amplify current or currant dots, maybe! (11) 8 It's steady to be unsteady (4) (See preamble) 9 Fur-shade (8) 11 Waits for a time with nurses (7) 14 Hills seen from non-Unionist trips (4)

15 & 29 This stretch of the golf- course is quite a distance (7)

16 Repeat — could be without cut! (11) ACROSS

1 Reed instrument wound into sheets (8, hyphened) 10 Criminal's gene? (10)

12 Inform Irish about small brook (6) 13 Relic left off guild. It's true (8) 17 Delicate colour of . reserve sportsman (7, hyphened) 18 Performer to 'FroisSarf is tem- perimental (7) 20 They pack up and run in breeehe,s (8) 25 Speak; for example (3) 26 Round round round (7) 28 He makes 30 wooden kings in- side. Right! (7)

n See 15 (3)

31 A ship in this French film- container (8)

34 Make large.profits free from vice (7, two words) 19 Old man's beard's outside city (4).

21 Talleyrand's wild cat (4) 22 Ratings awaken, it's said (4) 23 Fine blue review indicates a lack of faith (8)

24 Could be 6 Ac's pronunciation (7)

25 Hide fleece (4) 27 Restrained lad's round there (8) 30 Outwardly larger encampment

31 (4 Co)

al-dust from clubs on German city (4) 32 School of painting accepting new pigment (6) 33 Gym for a month thematically at 8! (6) 37 Gipsy-woman taking tea with me, subjectively (4)