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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 opened on 15 April. Entries to: Crossword 1002, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WCIN 2LL.

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The unclued lights (individually or when correctly paired) are of a kind. Ignore two accents.

Name Address Regular solvers should read the offer under `Crosswords' on page 46. ACROSS I One's outer attractiveness — a 17 Suitable little apartment (3) 6 One member in step; that's a tonic (5) 12 Hostility and interference (10) 25 Tolerable singer upset in enclo-

13 League's first instalment left out sure (8)

(5) 27 Hybrid award (3) 14 Gold priests turned hack with 28 Rimer President seen about one Japanese art (7) outlay (7) 15 Exercise disturbing relation of 29 Ground having to soak up membrane (10) shower (7) 16 (1 + 5) into 3 = two dozen (7) 32 Model car; one made at Crewe 20 Bird in winter nest (4) . for goblins (6) 22 You or I, for instance, favouring 33 Slips removing Seaman from 25, number one in France (7) maybe (6) 23 Former Northern forefather — not half! (4) 24 Support and incite red-head, en- tering (7) 30 Make believe exaggerated tales about brandy (4) 31 Accounts from Oxford suggest- ing fights (7) 34 Ex-giant! (4) 36 Stamp out, owing to claim (7)

38 I, Mrs Lennon, 40, in the upper regions (10)

39 We object being included in drinks before East German selection (7) 40 See 38 (5) 42 Believers changing sides. About time too! (6) 43 Font having beer in it, froi hi n e (8) DOWN 2 Chap taking notice on district search for managerial talent (8) 3 Small civet beheading bony fish (5) 4 AWfully restive and firmer in Glasgow (7)

5 Clay's coming round about game (7)

8 Capital magistrate (5) 9 Drunk GI's last marine appropriate post? (13, hyphened) personal inspirational gift (8) 18 Honeyed drink partly rum — or plain! (6) 2l Sevete rebuff affecting senor (5)