CROSSWORD

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £13.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) for the first three correct solutions opened on 7 December. Entries to: Crossword 835, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued lights (one of two words), either individual y or when correctly paired, are of a kind, though one (with its definite article omitted) has never been seen. Elsewhere ignore one accent.

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ACROSS 1 Hooked — one getting caught out finally — said more about it! (8) 13 Low spirits from Epsom (5) 14 Parking: lure for select top flat

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16 It's offensive to see, but I did so, we hear! (7)

20 Middlemen's outward manner (4) 22 Sound of insects by American narcotic (7) 23 Jackal that's a hazard to buffalo, at first (4) 24 Container for mothers' ruin? (7) 30 Profligate, heartless vagrant (4) 31 To show the sights of Heraklion is enjoyable, in part (7) 34 Carry forwards (4) 36 Arbiter with customary non-U rejection (7) 38 Stable companion? (10, two words) 39 Spaniel disturbing rockery plants 40 gh boot from French during hostilities (5) 42 Idol rejecting side with two members in (6) 43 Treaty upsetting senoritas right away (8) DOWN

2 First-class meeting sent up one in orgiastic festivals (8)

3 Cake-decorators in charge of 'Her Majesty's' (5)

4 Spenser's ripped out rotten cir- cle (7, hyphened)

5 Exact extract (7) 6 Saturate European having new top (6) 7 Modern rattle shaken (6) 8 Course for Dougal or Hamish, for instance (5) 9 Tense, careless, wavering folk who attract attention (13, two words) 11 Breaking 27+1 mph? — that will last just one day! (9) 17 Old central heating — tut! (3) 18 Hitch up double garment that's loose (5) 21 Moral science badly hit in the City (5) 25 Petty representative sent round posh Bntish silver (8) 27 See 11 down (3) 28 Reaches the covers (7) 29 Money on board for larders (7) 32 Religious observance of the law uplifted Monsieur Simon (6) 35 Constant pasture is the tops! (5) 37 GB and Ireland with oversea edict (5)