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CROSSWORD 1178: Rush-light by Mass

A first prize of £25 and a bottle of Graham's Malvedos 1979 Vintage Port for the first correct solution opened on 10 October, with two runners-up prizes of £15 (or, for UK solvers, the new edi- tion of The Chambers Dictionary – ring the word `Dictionary'). Entries to: Crossword 1178, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The title refers to the two-word light at 40A, as appred to the 35A-4D 14D (2D, two words) and the 17A-5D, the 29D 39A. Chambers lists or refers to all these lights.

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ACROSS 1 Hindu ascetic cut state party, we hear (6) 5 Like Tam's wound, split by edge? (8)

10 I help morticer working round yard, measuring strength of beams (14)

11 Side sepals curling in sea lavender (4) 13 Goblin gives Mass pause, outwardly quaking (6)

16 Disciple rebuked about Latin (5) 19 Swindler forced to accept time, proven guilty (9)

20 Helmets one found in dells (7) 23 Ironsmith and overseer drinking gallons (8) 24 Hung, one devil (5) 25 Vicar holds edition of Hindu holy book (5) 27 Insecticide hazard left swallow short! (8) 30 Pendant, pendant quietly removed (7) 33 A lintel maybe Edward ornately engraved (9) 37 Scowl makes German retreat audibly (5) 38 Swiss goat, as Anne made out 41 Uniform with cape, fair quality (8)

42 Help with a s-stay in Ayr (6)

DOWN 1 Varies agents around Cuba (6) 3 Filter for exhaust (5) 6 Stick cask in a domed hall (7) 7 Biographical sketches (More) I revised in MS (7) 8 Without point certain rising breaks out (6) 9 Like climbing plants barely cov- ering cave (8) 12 Surpasses former yields, reportedly (7) 15 Gang sat confused with Morse ciphers (12) 18 The Italian interrupts old churl on set of bells (8) 21 Discharged cargo, uranium, landed in crude form (7) 22 Fans in EEC oddly fade away

26 Ir8) ish girl's hug, indeed (7) 28 Designs under canvas (7)

31 Rascals set up gold fiddles (6) 32 Tender new cut? Adjust for future operation (6)

34 Eastern liquor grips a Malayan (5)

36 Welshman's platform (4)