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A first prize of £20 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 (please, no photocopies) opened on 7 October. Entries to: Crossword 1027, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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Ten lights (one in the OED and SOED) are words all similarly derived from answers clued in italics, one being a class'cal name. The other clues each comprise a definition part and the hidden letters of the light consecutively jumbled and enclosing one superfluous letter. These extra letters spell out a useful sentence. Ignore four hyphens.

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1 Goddess or male deity

4 Provincial (regionalised) parties

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9 Fruit roughly near border (10) 11 Religious authority — a Rev., a Taborite (6) 12 Start? Foal jolted saddle-bag (7)

14 Rush about, point old spear

15 Dutiful, obedient? Defy orders etc (5) 16 Hole from early tree, televised 6) 22 row pale, become a little off- colour (8) 23 Mist caused crashes, AA real- ised (7) 24 Reaps corn yield (4)

25 Catastrophe, almost, for Scottish bird

27 Drink a few, under influence (7, two words)

29 Annoying man niggled everyone 8)

( 32 Fears result's grade D? . . . (6) 34 . . Trouble if a student ploughs exam (5) 35 Dozens wilt, shrivel (5)

36 Committed? Could be ruined

37 Money from debtor, lump sum 38 Matron tron labels dangerous drug (10)

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Based on a then of heredity retained in elms (9) )

40 Coin's head DOWN

1 In the event Ann's very timely (10)

2 End of book? Yes, novel (5) 3 Weight of fragile root: ounce (6) 4 Mishap — tarragon in bread (7) 5 Finest eclipse of the moon (7) 6 Amusing, or ill-disposed? (5)

7 Burning, as before? Gut is, and badly

8 Local trench with sluice to lake (4) 10 Searing in end, deciduous, yel- low (9)

13 Like rosaries (English) a duke planted in plot 15 River crossings for cars

17 Gathered wool from prized goats, Armenian (9) 18 Splendid pomp, cahfate's (7) 19 Sea-nettle looks like bony fish (10) 20 Scenes revealing division (9)

21 Islam converted Hindu gardeners

26 Ill lot, weak, wanting source of energy (7) 28 True skin's soon tender (7)

30 Energy in girl, young in Paris 31 Residue, belongings, squan- dered (5)

33 Jars to hold raisins (5) 34 Compact in form, Jiffy-bags (4)