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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 June. Entries to: Crossword 960, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WCIN 2LL.

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Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. 1 *Apart from the head these 33 up state of anonymity (12) 11 Obeisance fromgirl taking one 7 Square-dancer's cloak (5) 16 A town's borders out East (5) coach-creator (10) 18 Irish master getting everything ting! (9) wards (5) reformed accoster? (8) oddly, Naples (6) ashy (8)

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having to look out on return (7) most sensible (6) 27 Having delivered a panegyric he 31 Muse's inclination (5) is let go astray (7) 35 Sexually potent boss? (4) 29 Rank in the army means 'bread'

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30 Implies a fault, originally in a fractured 21A (6) 32 Nothing in orders, so blow them!

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34 Being bent, is this its purpose? (6) 36 A throw-back to befool as of yore (5)

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38 Not the most amenable of fish left in a turbulent stew outside

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39 Smuggler's agent (6) 40 See 26 (3) 41 See 1D (11) DOWN 1 & 41 *Creamy 25 with orange spots and black dots (10,11) 2 Eve thus destitute would be wholly uncovered (8) 3 Fancy having cheek to pee with- in — thoughtlessness! (9) are black, red and and white (11) 5 Governor's branch of the ser- 10 Tree's set-up for a spy (5) Counties (6) yellow-headed girl — it's upset- in on the left-hand page back-23 Spiritualistic manifestation of a wing it a comfortable home is