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CROSSWORD 1160: 28 14 12 by Mass

A first prize of 125 and a bottle of Graham's Malvedos 1979 Vintage Port for the first correct solution opened on 6 June, with two runners-up prizes of l5 (or, for UK solvers, the new edition of The Chambers Dictionary, priced at £22.50 — ring the word `Dictionary'). Entries to Crossword 1160, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WCIN 2LL.

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The unclued lights (one of them plural) comprise the title and its three associated pairings at 18/40, IA (three words)/43 (four Words) and 10/17.

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ACROSS

9 Greedy prima donna's back (4) 11 Ship's ropes, every one in hemp (9 16 Di)stended stomach I had (5) 20 Hydrocarbons: one acts unusual- ly (7)

• 21 Increases swans on river (7) 24 Adorn with gems, fine, covering Eastern Hebrew (7) 25 Discharge energy with exploit, as of yore (5) 26 Grey stuff absorbing iodine (5) 31 Mediterranean debauchery after drink, we hear (7) 34 Smear fibre twister (7) 37 Hawaiian goodbye, sound of sorrow in leafy expansion (5) 38 Lugs louts around Spain (5) 39 Exhausted from Eastern exploit, reportedly (6) 41 Zest's back? Short easy fellow recovers from hangover (9, two words) 42 Element of Gaels (Erse, other- wise) (4) DOWN

1 Fuss-pot, devotee, raised point

(6) 2 Yankie's second gadget (5) 3 Plant I found in Greek isle no end (6) 4 Greyer, more chilly without top piece (5) 5 Yellow pigment spoilt fan, love

(7)

6 Colourless, sober English artist's board (7) 7 Female editor, one filled with allure (6) 8 Store has assorted Passover dishes (8) 13 Type of woodpecker from NY turned up in ruin (7) 15 Grandchiel grabbing Guide's source of fruit (8) 19 Shoddy pale robe capable of treatment (8) 22 Marble, quite unknown on rising Thai temple (7, hyphen) 23 Writer in still, drunk, wasted (8, hyphened)

27 The German crushes blunt arguing type (7)

29 Valour? None is evident in sculpted bust (7) 30 Pope's left in disorder (6) 32 A flip's concocted following In- dian dish (6) 33 Note docked horse one ex- amined (6) 35 Audibly suffer spasm (5) 36 Died? Hebrew shows dagger- like signs (5)