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A first prize of 130 and a bottle of Graham's Six Grapes Port for the first correct solution opened on 9 November, with two run- ners-up prizes of £20 (or, for UK solvers, the latest edition of The Chambers Dictionary — ring the word 'Dictionary'). Entries to: Crossword 1385, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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Fifty years ago died a great 12. Unclued lights inc ude his name (two words) and those of a famous exponent of his 4 and two examples thereof (a trio of four words and a pair of three words).

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ACROSS 1 Flower pundit's prepared barns I got into container (12) 14 Table-knife's cut bread (3) 15 Flashman's prey made sad noises heard in NY area (8, two words) 17 Trimmed cambric on one is fine

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18 Pen catalogue for Marcel? (7) 19 Hobnail spoilt teak chest he's rejected (6) 22 Note example puff from blower? (6, hyphened) 24 Furniture salesman starts to ramble on (5) 26 Group retains trendy leading company doctor (9) 27 Struggling with German, talking gibberish (9) 29 Wader in vortex that's frightening (5) 31 Welcome return of Australian wagon (6) 34 Early tenor fluffed Prince Igor and Macbeth once (6) 36 Is ring route a map feature? (7) 38 'Fancy Soave not accepted!' English bacchanalian yells (5) 39 Drill turn force adopts (8) 41 Nonet's quality shines out after weak fragment (10) 42 Register of toreadors (4) DOWN

2 Ohio grazing country – pedigree pigs' source (10, hyphened)

3 A draftee, losing it in action, panicked (7) 5 Cold Celia mistakes for plumbism (9, two words) 6 Collector of sheep upset terrace (6) 7 Alembic in photograph (5) 8 Without Pa, short breaks become treats (4) 9 Unshoe Taoist kicking Kojak's copshop (12, two words) 11 Signal answer left caller confused (8, hyphened) 20 Queen removed terribly battered hat (6) 23 Maybe spinsters on excursion like monasteries (9, hyphened) 25 Fix hitherto saucy ship of beauty (8) 28 Saw Plymouth Brethren embracing pirate (7) 30 Israel supports advanced food plant (6) 32 Shy petty officer runs ten baths

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33 Braided tress on philosopher (5) 35 Ideas mentioned in deficient dissertations (5) 37 Pigeon stew (4)