CROSSWORD

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £12.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) for the first three correct solutions opened on 8 December. Entries to: Crossword 785, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued l'ghts (two of two words and neither in Chambers) are of a kind.

Name Address ACROSS 13 One of mixed race wandering on 20 Blocks of masonry obtained 14 Magpies include a number in first-class uprising (7)

16 Spruce outfit in New York (5) (5)

19 It may be knocked down — now 27 Court little girl sent up for cloth

commonly with a tenth (7, (7) 21 God's incomplete chest (4) (7)

24 The girl's about right: he's Ger-29 Become coarse, having awful man (4) beer-turn! (7)

25 Test new native felt hat (7) 33 (6 Ty)pe of gene left in garden-path 31 They are charged at the conclu-

34 It's time leading dictionary gets love (5) 35 Invest with office, during delay 39 Type of diagram of eleven

(7) numerals (4) 37 The finest type (5)

40 Troy's bone (5) 43 Write new and difficult Welsh verse (7) 44 Guiding the career of a design- er? (11) DOWN 3 Poisonous protein causing brain- storm (5) 5 A short pipe used in thatching (4) 6 Greatest — in US nearly (4) 7 Square Caribbean inhabitant lost one — the devil! (7) 8 Current movement even when transposed (7, hyphened)

9 Article on tree found in tale abounding in descriptive terms (9)

10 Nike's flagship (7) 15 Anatomical features, etc, repro- duced in Burlington House (5) 17 Neglected in spite of linen, it's said (7) 18 On the odd occasion, in the manner of soldiers of fortune? (11) a safari (9, hyphened) from town of depravity during fold (5) 26 Slanging match's knowing note hyphened) 28 Diviners and old uncle in team sion of the celebrations (4) 36 Goodbye from a religious man