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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 (please, no photocopies) opened on 13 April. Entries to: Crossword 1052, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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ACROSS 11 A lecturer with broken toe, I 17 see, is bitter (7) 12 German student, very severe, captures first in neurology (6) 20 13 Torment chess champ in East, messing about (9) 22 14 Bend gum resin with initial ener-

gy (5) 27 19 I'm in awe about a river water-

way (7) 28 21 Goldfish here in India? (4) 29 23 Relating to Latin poet is vain, I 33 do fancy (7) 24 Greek character left — and others (4, two words) 25 Squeeze the skinflint )7) 30 Good-natured French friend on island in retreat (7) 31 Slat in potter's wheel? Not quite 32 fpe of Greek ale and drop of ouzo drunk by Scot (7) 34 Kind of collar, ultimate in canine fashion (4) 35 Deep red mineral deposits in- itially found in Russia, broken up (7) 37 One returns tucking into rubber bones (5) 40 Novice in church, note (5) 41 I alarm old wild creature (9) 43 Omission the Italian found in Shakespearian report, on reflec- tion (7) DOWN 2 Tenacious gee-gee stuck in earth

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5 estival period upper-class brooded over (4) 6 Fish, not British, in small brook (4) 7 Watery sun and lido's in trouble 8 gie cheek holding girl in place of torment (7) 9 Part of bike, a subject of infla- tion (9, two words) 10 Complain over lama changing the Eucharist (7) Marie's upset in Uruguay, a re- tention of waste in blood result- ing (7) Extremely small earthenware base (7) Particle, measure having a bran- ched filament (9) Animal's dear in France from trapper (7) Wreath for Miss Gumm (7) Governor's ban on demo? (7) Part of scaffolding's in place to punish (6) 36 One with happiness cut short is fallen angel (5) 38 The northern boy, raised a foster-child (4) 39 Love one in District of Columbia being poetic (4)