CROSSWORD

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' above) for the first three correct solutions opened on 13 March. Entries to: Crossword 897, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

The unclued lights (one a phrase, and three of two words, two being hyphened) comprise the title and two associated triads.

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12 A yearning character (5)

14 Halloo once — note touching heart of fox (4, hyphened) 15 Diver, mile out, in ooze (3) 18 Spear fish in river (7) 19 One dull as lead struggling with run (7) 22 Suit warms, including edging of fur (6) 23 Unties knots, leaving bruise as before (6) 24 Encroach on French in rising (5) 27 Scottish kid one in jest, with point (5) 29 Tonic? Serve Scotch without water (6, .hyphened) 31 Frightfully short, look, with money held back (6) 34 Wasted, brought to sorry plight with poorly inside (7) 35 With impish enjoyment, mite played practical joke (7) 38 Feature of many stanzas isn't Spenserian (3) 39 Ultimate in broadcasting: free network (4)

41 Salmon aioout? None near weed 5)

42 rush out depth of colour in quartz (9) 43 Restrictions on movements? Objectives holding fleet near ME (11) DOWN 1 Good man covered with bad blains, see: vile condition (11) 2 Number in red community be- comes less (5) 3 Very old, surpassingly, man's moulding feature (11) 5 One dame's crooked chaplets (7) 6 Dressing for wearing out (6) 7 Left on isle, isolated (6) 8 Clown has to do better before king (7) 9 Whip cream for Jock, one's told (4) 10 Card this Parisian turned up with money on cut stack (9) 17 Sat on horse, finest, tinged with red? (11) 20 Nice point, subtle start (9) 21 Pipe trimmed for bath (3) 25 Stumps or catches (5) 28 One who creates calm, quite a philosopher (7) 30 Highest spot on record is abroad

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32 Odd day with inner man in chancel (6) 33 Change direction every second (6) 36 Genie conditioned first-born (5) 37 Frenzied shout from girl about nothing (4)