Jac 312: Foist

A prize of three pounds will be awarded for the first correct solution opened on 18 July. Entries to: Jac 312, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued lights have something somewhat exotic in common.

Name Address ACROSS 10 Body parts hot fomentations relieve only in part (6)

11 Doctors drains (7) 12 Cut down expenses concerning cover for troops (8)

burbot comes from (7) sun-dried in toppers (5) located in Middle East (5) tially ensued? (5) 18 Hawks begin returning about negotiate (5) 20 Reactionary institute — or, 23 Fellow-workman swallowing up French in command (7) was 5? (7) the Rock? (7) without? No idea! (14) devices (5) 28 Two odd sets in six (6) 30 Third string worn out (5) second time (5) town down under (5) community centre (5) Lancashire Regiment (5) 37 Sturgeon roes possibly out of place, here? (7) 38 Cave wherein a busybody's in a state of conflict (6)

39 Number One, bearing report (5)

DOWN 1 Three days after St Lucia's (5) 2 Someone elegantly clad in what gave one stitches (5)

3 Hamitised Negro upholding one colouring substance (7)

4 Lining of furs in fat old lady's hood (7) 5 Nothing on tick? See 24! (5) 6 He appears set on Sandhurst or bust! (5) 7 Main object, once, of Byron's love (5) 8 Laid over in corners (8) 9 Female Queen embraced in Surrey (5) 14 A follower taken in by thorny corrupt practice (7)

17 Upsets about half-priced races Upsets about

the end of autumn (6) 23 Some oats sowed with dignity

perhaps, first? (14) W25 lick men comprising the

pub's `sweet.alcohor (7) 26 That which is leatned about the