CROSSWORD

A first prize of CO and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers English Dictionary — ring the word `Dictionary') for the first three correct solutions opened on 6 November. Entries to: Crossword 931, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2L1.

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Answers to clues without overall definition are of a kind suggested by a normal light. Ignore one accent and two hyphens elsewhere.

Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS

1 Back to school (5)

4 Grounds for suggesting 23? (9) 9 Herein Carter perhaps was a Judas (10) 11 Somewhat of a fool, yet first-rate (6) 12 A river that's much in use (7) 14 Collect a graduateship (5) 15 Wedge one end into a lump (5) 16 One's cleaner without one in Town (6) 22 A clipped pony-tail, perhaps (8) 23 Concerning a cairn that's found in one of the 4A? (7) 24 One type of bird's one (4) 25 Somewhat unusual garden plant (4) 27 Abhors more than one setback in outset (7) 29 Lots of different notes inside this! (8) 32 A small measure that's taken in tea (6) 34 A knave — one that's short when money's about (5) 35 Egyptian community centre for terrorists (5) 36 Spiders are without one dead centre (7)\.

37 Backward boy — one with no knobs on! (6) 38 Selfish? To leave money about is fine! (10) 39 Instrument one girl's possibly no hope for (9) 40 Kiwi couple of characters (5) DOWN 1 Maid Marcus perplexed in Wagnerian opera (10) 2 Imitative of a pooh-pooh (5) 3 Maybe harp on about Monimia 4 etel's concealed purpose (7) 5 Ocean-going sailor's taste of the briny? (7) 6 Factual end of term field of study (5) 7 Artists need 1D to become com- posers (9) 8 Gossip about Youth Centre worker (4) 10 Modest speed? About to start coming to a bad end! (9) 13 Country girl originally without a name (7) 15 Circle an island that's round about (6) 17 Cloak of beast dogging girl (9) 18 A noble member is, in chief (7) 19 Left alone, a girl's cast off (10) 20 Sort of damage involving raising of RAF unit (9) 21 The raising of a French flag in a Japanese urban area (6) 26 Sailor cut short afloat (7) 28 Expel from an island (7) 30 It's to enter or leave unblessed (6) 31 Nowt but a whiff for a start (5) 33 Many fish, and many relax (5) 34 Is upset about a genius being upset (4)