CROSSWORD 993: Review board by Doc

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 opened on 11 February. Entries to: Crossword 993, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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ACROSS

1 Without you, 3 found out drawing-board error (11, two words)

7 Force to change channels (3)

11 Money from King; take pound note (6)

15 Coin; old penny, from Iran, maybe (5) 16 Henry embraced by nasty Aunt Doff (5) 17 Pass over Alps during middle of week (6) 18 Birds returning to work alone in Australia, for instance (5) 20 Bird that's a cow with white- striped face (6) 21 Peak of Ben Nevis; orologist's content (5) 22 Quiet and violent round starting Elgar overture (7) 27 A talent possibly concerned with disease (7) 29 Hard method of discussion (5) 30 Birds taking cover on board (6) 32 Borders — of Cockney gardens?

36 See 28 (5) 37 Computer language star (5) 38 Cut one boat in twenty, almost

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bodge the hurly-burly (6) 40 Latin poet left off climber (3) 41 Stage direction: 'Jack leaving some next June, perhaps' (11, two words) DOWN

1 Worker's lunch-container hit President in Parliament (10, hyphened)

2 Added a letter hacking details about sports car with learner gone (8) 3 Awfully guilty about rough sea (9, two words) 4 Unmistakable bird-sound (12, two words) 5 French article — old-fashioned and endless (7) 6 Worms feature in endless test (8) 8 Portion — half a very small portion (4) 9 US author whose work is a grind? (6) 10 Pottery first produced in capital, almost (5) 19 34 ales dispensed for clerical offices (10) 21 Italian cab-driver having ban round city (9) 25 Boy's voice is a hit (6) 26 The qualities of Tokay wine (7) 28 and 36 Formula 1 driver attack- ing notary with purgative (6,5) 31 Watering place's minute move- ment (5) 35 Tailless ungulate sounds poor (4)