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1060: Hornblower (3) by Mass

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 8 June. Entries to: Crossword 1060, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WCIN 2LL.

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The unclued lights, not themselves words, each consist of one thematic word enclosed in another. Ignore two hyphens and, in a clued light, one accent.

Name Address ACROSS 1 Officer has money on Derby? (8, two words) 6 Fish lake with lines (6) 13 Cancel bequest? A judge? (5) 14 Most of mainstay's twined for strength (7) 16 Ground-plan of castle, without HM's balcony (7) 20 Lazy, torpid, lethargic in part (4) 22 We re told to test wood for carriage (7) 23 Bloody thin! (4) 24 Used jemmy and opened, always gaining entry (7) 26 Chaff, little on dead lant (7) 30 A duck's egg, blue ( 31 River's packed with 1 logs (7) 34 Dog with pointer's head, like- wise (4) 36 Dagger in MS I read wrongly (7) 39 Food-fish with chick-pea is found around Uruguay (7) 40 Greek's old scheme comes to nothing (5) 42 Maverick – 'e's on vessel (6) 43 Most austere man, putting on stone? (8) DOWN 2 Tree studied with planter, we hear (8, two words) 3 Mares floundering in mud (5) 4 Animals, reportedly moun- tainous breeds (7) 5 Great Valerian's old panacea (7) 6 Briefly state rank and business (6)

7 Frost, RLS, long lost (6)

8 Fast? Old and slow 17 Consumed? Yes, by orns (3) 18 Colt's bit (5) 21 Glare from cow (5) 25 Reduces rank tax in Norfolk town (8) 27 Hissing sound from English steamer (3) 28 Girl's left to amuse (7) 29 Thorn smarts up on rubber tree (7) 32 Shop counter includes one in S. Africa (6) 33 Sanction? Man holds supply up 35 eats, detective's initial grinds

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37 ome seemly name for Welsh- man (5)