CROSSWORD

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 for the first three correct solutions opened on 12 December. Entries to: Crossword 886, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued l'ghts all surnames have something in common with three others clued without an overall definition.

Name Address ACROSS 1 She, with Ian at sea, !possibly shows lack of feeling (11) 7 Hunt for chest (3) 11 Little woman at the Spanish church (6) 13 Spinner effective from both ends 15 Hoodwink odwink the French in pub (5) 17 Be present at a race's finish (6) 18 Dummy satellite circles Jupiter ultimately (5) 20 Childish, it's said, about e.g. opal (6) 22 A parliament in which King's head's alien (7) 27 Period in which a region's changed (7, two words) 29 Head is for hats (5) 30 Value of old nickel held by mother (6) 32 The old infuriate mother lying in? (5) 34 We must admit lie looking back in the past (6) 36 Fear of God (5)

37 Hot — i.e. around desert (5) 38 Take away pamphlet after edi- tor's rejection (7) 39 One's with companies no more showing signs of getting old (6)

40 Petrol discovered in Nowgong. Assam (3) 41 Stagger English chap (11) DOWN 1 Funny satire about sailor and Mae Wests? (10, hyphened) 2 E.g. `syzygy' — a noun to tax foremost of teachers? (8) 3 Devil-worshippers sat with saints, oddly (9) 4 Property handed down, an heir got finally meted out (12) 5 Society girl's husband (7) 6 Everything green evolves pollen, say? (8) 7 Belief in sacred orisons (5) 19 Grape producing mild Adam's wine (10, hyphened) 21 Lover one's to meet by arrange- ment outside city (9) 23 Type of car for a 'blade' (8) 24 Sea salt's clutching one sheet 01 canvas (8) 25 Passionate about pub (6) 26 PC laid out with first sign of oedema of the feet (7) 1 28 Marx has no love for bed (6) 31 Cherry's lively (5) 33 Passing endless snakes (5) The solution to Crossword 883 is on page 67. Dictionary prizes are sent out by the Post-a-Book' service.