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A first prize of 828 and two farther prizes of 110 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £13.95 — ring the wards 'Climbers Dictionary' above) together with a copy of the Colima Gem Cromwell Dictionary for the first three correct sahibs. opened an 14 Sepeember. Entries to: Crossword 823, The SpeMator, M Doeghty Street, Lomioa WC1N 2LL. (The national final of the Callon Dietionory/The Tires Crossword Chane- VP take pine on September at the Park Lane Hotel, . The peek are iodations.)

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The unclued lights (two hyphened, one of which is in the Concise Orford but not Chambers, and one of two words) are of a kind. One other solution could include an accent.

Name Address ACROSS 12 They grow, making cranes rise

13 (f extremesignificance in col- ourful traditions (5)

14 Small creditor revises ack- nowledgments (7) 16 Stone slab including record for church tower (7) 22 The girl's to summon back an infidel (7) 23 Cells namely in sloth (4) 24 Capricious strike-breaker taken in by blood-fine (7) 30 Real German city hard at end of street (4) 31 Mixed liquor taking half Breton salary (7) 34 Some soul killing a week in Aberdeen (4) 36 Plant leading to snag and death

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38 Flower uprooted alone for varie- ty artist (10, two words) 39 Boy and I got terrible freckles

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40 She's first in 10 and first by railway (5) 41 A French title for the Pope, but the peak of wickedness! (10) 42 Tips of poorly feet wiggling to become lukewarm (6) 43 Reobtain bust singer (8) DOWN 3 The Scots bristle when left out of toast (5) 4 27 cobs result in digressions (7) 5 One Indian queen accepting arti- cle for spiders (7) 6 Say! seen in worn dress-fabric (6) 7 Tamper with award, it's said (6) 8 Hinder section of the coaches to Penzance (5) 9 Toe the line being particular about wealth (13, three words) 10 Bolshoi adapting 'Austrian Bells'(13, two words) 11 Lie and frame (9) 17 River rising in inner Hamburg

(3) 18 Instrument lifted onto U-boat (5)

19 Persevere and blame a nag (9, three words) 21 Many take a tree to forebode evil (5) 27 Parent of the elver (3) 28 Raised pound and old coin for raffia fabric (7) 32 Record placed round hot coil (6) 35 Dog's tail (5) 37 Arrest Republican leader in drinking bout (5)