GRAHAM'S

PORT

CROSSWORD

Wee J.

GRAHAM'S

PORT A first prize of £20 and a bottle of Graham's Malvedos 1979 Vintage Port for the first correct solution opened on 16 August, with two runners-up prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers English Dictionary — ring the word `Dictionary'). Entries (no photocopies) to: Crossword 1120, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

The unclued lights, and eight others clued without definition parts, have something in common. 14A is a place-name not in Chambers.

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ACROSS

1 Coolness shown in defence, holding serve somehow – fourth' in match (13)

8 As stated, middle of Paradise Lost (on reflection) makes this epic (4) 10 An anthology of poems about one area of NE Asia (10) 12 Shrub from Colorado and Cali- fornia (4) 14 Volcano soon erupted, round middle of morn (6) 16 Start to tremble with remorse (5) 20 Greek character left the north- ern practice for a fee (7) 21 Ill, we hear, unfortunately for chirpy types! (7) 23 Stormy rains interrupting race 24 ( Do) ze on soft English sheet (5) 25 A university lecturer in charge of royal court (5) 30 Old drug dealers with smack and resins, heartless (7) 32 Pontifical car on Al crashed (7) 36 Church that is fine (5) 37 Cleaner goes round one item of furniture (5) 38 Reportedly whipped 'em (6) 39 Loud part of play (4) 40 All isn't serene at sea (10) 42 Form of spectacles, new, not without power? Yes (13, two words) .

DOWN

1 Deputy to Heath, initially (5)

3 Girl's hunting-dog left (6) 4 Encourage, say, turn on opening of nightclub (5, two words) 5 Winding lane: it's heading from Glasgow to Edinburgh? (7) 6 Knock American's wrist (6) 7 They show distances travelled, odd meteors do (9) 11 More than one former student from Ulster wearing a hat (6) 13 Commercial vehicle parked in front of church (7)

15 Abroad mass at church is best (8)

19 Flower a wanton planted in loose soft US earth (8) 22 Break a journey, southern river being in swell (7, two words) 26 Prisoner needs nap (7) 28 Cold cuts Oriental, native of torrid zone (6) 29 Proton reacting quickly (6) 31 Ancient kings, English line (6) 33 French novelist's small Spanish horse (5) 34 Trees, miserable specimens round top of Alps (5) 35 Pokes head of pig with sticks (5)