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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 17 August, with two runners-up prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers English Dictionary — ring the word `Dictionary'). Entries to: Crossword 1070, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WCIN 2LL.
The other unc ued ights form three triads suggested respectively by the components of 1D (three words). Brewer gives the phrase connected with 7. Ignore an exclamation mark there and two accents elsewhere.
Name Address ACROSS 1 Bird willing to turn up (8, hyphened) 5 Plant in haste, not using it (6) 16 End of terrace, too, is rickety, unoccupied (6) 17 Fragrant oil from Thailand a sailor brought round (5) 18 One who seeks the hand of and heart of charwoman loves 'er (5) 20 Small swab in earnest applied to first of traumas (7) 22 Tired beat leads to quiet finish
(7)
24 Mineral Greek character found in eastern spot, last of ore (7) 25 Drab time on game getting two pounds (5) 26 Onion ring's no starter — have one after (5) 31 One runs into restaurants for bottles (7) 33 Misshapen rear, stomach and boob (7) 37 It's seen in operation, part of abdomen (5) 39 Little chap accompanying me on railway is safe (6) 41 Grandee's odd deal with worker — fuss ensues (10) 43 Tube — see ten catching the Paris one without me (8) DOWN 2 Thurber character, hermit type, in part (5) 3 Put pressure on athlete over race, one having dropped out (6) 4 See burrowing animal up in cav- ity (5) 6 A setter, being cryptic, is exact
(7)
10 Mac's hoarse and sorry about it 11 ank wired pounds — measure against feeling the draught (9) 12 What can result if nitrate is mixed with soil? (13) 13 Start to solve teacher's riddle (8) 15 Cheat bridge player with trick capturing partner's diamonds (7) 19 Apparently one geriatric is pro- vided with maintenance (9) 21 Dress material, old dirty linen, seen in centre of Leek (8)
23 Farmer satisfied always? Right (7)
27 Idiot free from affectation (7) 29 Animal from Spain runs with egg 6) 32 mutate drummer, ace (6) 34 Took robe (5)
35 I star playing musical instrument (5)
36 Vile bats in swamp (4)
Solution to 1067: Thunderstruck The unc ued lights, including 1D/25, are OAKS (7A).
First prize: F. A. Holley, Camber- ley; Runners-up: N. C. Price, East- bourne; Paul Dendy, Mold.
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