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1300: Lucky number by Columba

A first prize of £30 and a bottle of Graham's Late Bottled Vintage 1991 Port for the first correct solution opened on 17 March, 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 1300, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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39 1 40 One unclued l'ght, a timely saying, suggests six others. Of these, one is different in kind from the rest; being associated with a light clued without definition, it should be ideal for 1D. One light is of three words, one is of two, and one is hyphened. Ignore an apos- trophe.

Name Address ACROSS 1 Called in monkeys — fiddlers'll exploit them? (8) 13 Alphabet the French used in translation of Bible (5) 14 I offer standard repetition, right? (8) 16 The best saint? (5) 17 Tree, set awry, sways (7) 18 Bar in which boisterous girl has 22 ' look for the unknown (7) 19 Liberal method in bed? Silly girl may demonstrate it (9) 24 See sorry, timid people mostly respecting German court (6) 26 Capuchin lives in retreat covering acre (3) 30 Attitude to case that's cracked speedily (9) 32 Jock's shot? That's from hanging round sleuth (7) 35 Stones disc, reverse of hit? (5) 36 Puts off engaging graduate wranglers (8) 37 Fox heads for zestful 23, running rapidly off (5) 38 Cynical in two ways (10) 39 Yellowish powder in Yukon, endless nuisance (6) 40 Explorer for fragments (8) DOWN 2 Hunter, expert on restraining terriers (7)

3 Sticks Amerinds threw at strange tall leader of Spaniards (7 4 Ru)

le, constant throughout navy (6) 5 2 turned to one, guns cocked (4)

7 I target a king in uprising: intimidating period (8)

8 Start of operation amending toe's form involves one? (11) 9 Plant fresh laurel round island

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10 Capers so, morris dancing in pumps? (14, hyphened) 12 15 20 21 25 27 28 29 30 34

Campaigners with lout in reserve (5)

Promiscuous boomer, say, will generate maybe us (4) Chamberpot goes under without showing (4) What's seen among Brits as sauce? (4) Stirring spirit about alien folk- songs (8) Spike gang's intent (7) Rag, a bit old for recycling (7) Speaker's extreme limits of endeavour (7) Measures irregular shape (5) Hair, a lot (4) Forbidden fruit refused? Only its core (4)