Crossword 680

Prize: £10 (or a copy of Chambers Dictionary, 1983 edition, value £10.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) and a bottle of Graham's Late Bottled Vintage 1978 Port, for the first correct solution opened on 5 November. Entries to: Crossword 680, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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Name Address ACROSS 4 Goat Island, a variety of hound ( 1 1 , two words) 11 Noisy disease (7) 13 Language from Asia, Frank (9) 14 Piano placed in narrow gap rent asunder (5) 19 Meets on new precinct (7) 24 Standard kingfish (4) 25 Billiard players use stick endlessly, maybe (7) 30 Gets in information about money saved (7, hyphened) 31 Old nobleman's new role (4) 34 Prison commotion (4)

35 To cohabit's a sin and torment (7)

37 A tax-return to give out (5) 40 The head's a fool! (5) 44 Teenager confused in some French gets worse (11) DOWN 1 Father's caper with head causes fury (11)

5 Enjoy a story about a King (4)

6 Sharper photo (4)

7 Melodious outcome of fun with lute? (7) 8 Ascetic: an upper-class holy Man previously (7)

9 Learner upset with diabetes siPs once (9) 10 Kitchen-garden pot-herb (7)

15 Singular minced meat for boy l-')t

17 Cat seems confused abou first-class return (7)

18 On rare occasions, like guerrillas? ( 11) 20 Undergoing tests, before judge and jury (7, two words)

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28 Good-for-nothing US fish (7),

29 Second new choral student (// 36 Go and stay with viscount WO sex-appeal (5) 38 Dumpy o

insignificant person (4) square)

39 Area once besieged by Crusaders (4) Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service.