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A first prize of £25 and a bottle of Graham's Malvedos 1979 Vintage Port for the first correct solution opened on 17 October, with two runners-up prizes of £15 (or, for UK solvers, the new edi- tion of The Chambers Dictionary – ring the word 'Dictionary'). Entries to: Crossword 1179, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued lights (one of two words), and those clued without overall definitions, may be found in the same place.

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Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS 5 Tax in stamped addressed envelope makes way to box (6) 9 Unionist soldier repulsed by fine one against the Union? (10, hyphened) 17 Leaders of Islamic men at mosque services (5) 18 Backing out of tussle, Errol staggers (5) 20 Volcano with energy covering country (7) 22 Plumed reed — pen, possibly (7) 24 Traveller's guide means Evangelist? (7) 25 Democratic support arranged as before (5) 26 Interest of ours, quarry with odd bits cut out (5) 28 Post note about controversy (7) 31 Arch over north-east river (7) 33 Slacken energy when enemy retracts force (7, two words) 37 Posh hat's useful (5) 38 Satyr bungled lines (5) 40 Old ox — mature, not dull (3) 42 A slave retired, hot again (6) 43 Emmet's on about souvenirs (8) DOWN 1 Knowledge of law runs prejudice ragged (13) 2 Central point, in sound, of fleet? (5) 3 Verse competition being in fashion (6) 4 Tanker plying Loire (5) 6 Cordial and entertaining one, escort ... (7) 7 ... in garden turns passionate (6) 8 Tense female sandpiper (4) 11 Making holes in box round (9) 12 Overhaste of Trueman stirred English in crowd (13) 13 In the morning service uplifted one accepted divine nourishment (8) 15 Replace priest with bad temper (7, hyphened) 19 Listen to most of doctrine duke encouraged (9) 21 Steamship that's good in set-up of sea blockades once (8) 23 Pressure in moving keeps drones initially gathered inside hive (7) 27 Dairy foods one's given in Siberian tents? (7) 30 Rome is fixed centre with same mass as others (6) 32 Air speed rising birds take up

34 P(6 oet Laureate, expert position (5)

36 Some picnic alfresco (4)