CROSSWORD 1304: Round number by Dumpynose

A first prize of £30 and a bottle of Graham's Late Bottled Vintage 1991 Port for the first correct solution opened on 14 April, with two runners-up prizes of £20 (or, for UK solvers, the latest edition of The Chambers Dictionary – ring the word `Dictionary'). Entries to: Crossword 1304, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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10 (three words) / 36 / 18 (two words ? Four other unclued lights (one of two words) are answers to this question, while two more identify the questioner. Elsewhere, ignore an accent.

Name Address ACROSS 1 Examine breakdown of Prince — chauffeur involved has only a puncture (13) 9 Match is off (4) 11 Mind a no-no, wandering in old age (10, two words) 16 See possum keeps silent (5) 17 Fishes unending present together (5) 20 Kill man on ship (7) 21 Actor and mini-troupe he heads? (7) 23 New dimension in keystone fitting (7) 24 Steal reconditioned unit (5) 25 Give satisfaction when lunch is wanted? (5) 30 Comic unknown before now (7) 32 Links Silesia forged (7) 37 Vamped rondo's impurity (5) 38 What sort of melon protein? (6) 39 Bench put one inside (4) 41 Very relaxing rest (4)

42 Mellivore who phenomenalistic flusters not calms? (13, doubly hyphened)

DOWN 1 Dial for entertainment (5) 2 Before food, inch up tree (5) 3 Less mobile bodice (6) 4 Number in some trouble (5) 6 Reputation gone, Parisian is most free (7) 7 Represses model child (6, two words)

8 Bill for starters cuddles Hillary (9, two words)

13 Ant-eater can hide nuts (7) 15 Games editor in wet suit? (8) 19 Ginormous cut gem on shah (8) 21 Lights cop 50 units (9) 22 Pawnee short of guineas clears out (7) 26 Sculptor's record stone: 250 inches (7) 28 Plate of coleslaw is prepared without rules (7) 29 Mensa Tories' enlightenment (6) 31 Near paradise gent quaffs whisky (6, hyphened) 33 Enjoying success quelling weak conscience (5) 34 Start of number trio improvised? (5)