CROSSWORD 1015: 4A by Mass

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 15 July. Entries to: Crossword 1015, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The other unclued lights (all significantly down) form four pairs variously suggested by the idiomatic title.

Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Rook' service. ACROSS 4 See preamble (11, four words) 11 No Glaswegian's clear of birth- marks (7) 12 Writer's cut round negative in photographic developer (6) 13 Double interpretation in song about love on record (9) 14 Old cobbler, wooer I jilted (5) 16 Live fizzy pop for Italian (5) 19 Turbid Missouri's rolling in widely (7) 21 Weed edging lake border (4) 23 Shaping in cast, lip cracked (7) 24 Plaster needs water, it's said (4) 25 ple (7 Spinning for fish in circular rip- ) 30 Expand sentence (7) 31 Language of dour Dutch (4) 32 Full set's false, most likely (7) 34 Secure plate (4) 35 Liberian sailor — sounds like it, too (7, hyphened) 37 Younger son acted oddly (5) 40 Betrayed one for coins (5) 41 Blouse I wrangle about, un- adorned one (9) 42 Contemptuous, almost audibly, in Seychelles (6) 43 Yarns from shipmen about the Spanish (7) 44 Agrees about reforming mess in ratings (11) DOWN 2 Principal gold theft (6) 5 Reportedly rough area (4) 6 Greasy top's removed from nap- kin (4) 7 Dyestuff, active element in Morocco (7) 8 Divination with gold mace? (7) 10 Dopes food (7) 15 Enough drink, including one in the house (5) 26 Plane on counter (5) 27 Scrap among fellows, formidable types (7) 29 Colt, one about in ranch? (7, hyphened) 33 Trifle? Passing fancy will, they say (6) 36 Crosses drug-carriers (5) 38 Speed up northern Scottish reel 39 Encourage courage a wager (4)