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A first prize of £30 and a bottle of Graham's Late Bottled Vintage 1991 Port for the first correct solution opened on 11 August, with two runners-up prizes of £20 (or, for UK solvers, the Chambers Dictionary — ring the word `Dictionary'). Entries to: Crossword 1321, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.
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Three triads of unclued lights are suggested by the elements of a phrase referring to the 40's formula. Clues each comprise a defini- tion part and a hidden consecutive jumble of the light including one extra letter, these extras spell out three further words suggest- ed by the phrase's elements, and finally the phrase itself. Ignore an accent in a clued light.
Name Address ACROSS 1 Rambler's pals wearily straggle (6) 5 Palm held treat: emerald? (8, hyphened) 10 Paper foreign suitor signs in advance (14) 13 Yak shuns pig, isolated (6) 17 Sign by gaol (3) 19 Promise Muses can harness (9) 20 In curt style, Jock's stingy (7) 23 Eclipse? Phenomenon is authentic (8)
24 Lecture sad bishop plans (5) 25 Stable: riders' compound (5) 27 Swimmers with studious appearance embrace lessons (8) 35 Insect tapirs exploit (3) 37 Trust Jeremiah, fatalist (5)
38 Poet lips — 'rubies' — arouse (6, two words) 39 Early Nordic story (4)
41 Most exorbitant prices, set to peak (8) 42 Finding ewe, Bo-peep beat it!
(6) DOWN
1 Item pub's supplied foams (6) 2 Bouncer, to force professional to improve pull? (12, hyphened) 3 Squirrel Nutkin broadcast again (5) 4 Sporting almanac omits lewd innuendo (6) 6 Thatcher? Stern, a bit assertive (7) 7 Jester, odiously foolish (7) 8 Mission: organise resins (6) 9 Connoisseur seeks posh sort of coffee (8) 15 Thickening plot, as in Asian crusade (12) 18 E.g. Christian women unite, right? (8) 21 Torpedo edgy signaller's surveying (7)
22 Yearly deductions drapers rescinded (8) 26 The origin of inflation? Tedium, paraphrased (7, hyphened) 31 Spoil fleece and flee (6) 32 Drops red herrings round (6) 34 Student on Lipizzaner horse (5) 36 Wine, red variety, cocotte ended (4)
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