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A first prize of £30 and a bottle of Graham's Late Bottled Vintage 1991 Port for the first correct solution opened on 17 November, 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 1335, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued l'ghts (individually or paired) are of a kind, con- firmed in Brewer. Two are of two words. Elsewhere, ignore one apostrophe. One clued light is an abbreviation.

Name Address ACROSS 10 Reportedly first-grade grass (4) 12 Just what's needed for father immersed in sentimentality and depravity? (10, two words) 14 The age of Elizabeth the first?

17 In) France, a bed is not illuminated (5)

18 Greene villain's little fingers (7) 19 Old defender (no woman) is notorious (6) 22 Sir Simon's toy (6) 24 Bridal-path! (5) 27 The piano's confused with a tubular organ (9) 29 Dawn, wearing red dye (5) 31 Fabric on long roll (6) 34 Tabitha, tailless hound with nasty scar (6) 36 Everyone backed Emperor as plainsman (7) 38 Half a capital's in silver, on account (5) 39 Free-trader's response to a closed shop? (8, hyphened) 40 Melody from Cockney show (3) 41 Required by sailor in 51 feet? (10, hyphened) 42 Some sensational entertainment (4) 43 Charity photo included these French with reddish appearance (12, two words) DOWN 2 Distance, once, from gaol in Eton (10) 3 Evangelical Catholics are first in the bar (7) 4 Severe rebuff about snore (5) 5 Time to rise up about changing early (9, two words) 6 Bird misses pence off bill in bar (6) 7 Call out's all right during the night before (5) 8 Outstanding surroundings — tip of Matterhorn's peak (4) 9 Rebuilding gables as mere alternative (12) 11 Pens left out on dumps (8, hyphened) 16 40's up the drowned valley (3) 20 Partakes of bits of steak during teas, maybe (6) 21 Chapter with not so much about French author. That's bright (10) 28 Comparatively simple old bed.

That's right (7) 32 Juice from odd bits of scampi )

33 (3 Cynical expression when

vegetables (topped) get turned

(5)

35 Measures a short road (4) 37 Tailless river dormouse (4)