CROSSWORD 832: Appealing by Doc

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £13.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) for the first three correct solutions opened on 16 November. Entries to: Crossword 832, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WCIN 2LL.

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39 24, which is titular, precedes the other unclued lights (either individually or when correctly paired). Five of the unclued lights are of two or more words. Ignore punctuation in the solutions.

Name Address ACROSS kers (11) girl sit up (6) U but (7) tailless fish (5) 15 Girl from eastern or southern 12 Pick s-pick? (6) Burma (5) 19 See 21 across (10)

17 Bird that's a cow with white-(9)

18 Get up for what workers claim? standing shades of colour (8)

(5) 26 Cut short a game (7)

20 Rabble having care of backing 28 3-D film of river medley (6) 21 Legislate for Dante being re-clubs (5) 22 Has recourse to live filming? (7) 27 Trudge in river and burst out (7) 29 A Celt weaving kind of braid- work (5)

32 Total put into circulation (5) 34 Forced spider out(6) 36 Crank for a roller (5)

37 Oriental money (5) . . .

38 . . . exchanged on the spot for thieves' child (7) 39 Young bird, note, having some- thing dangling (6)

40 Bond's hat left out (3) 41 It contains perfume, forwarded, it's said, with courage (11, two words)

DOWN 2 Salary rise in dull unit (8) 4 Odd noise from copper in a ring embracing ten American seconds! (12, two words)

5 Idler replacing top of wharfside post by lake (7)

6 Pollen-bearing tips of succulent disturbing animal (8) 7 Ground peers (5) 8 A heartless gathering? Yes! (4) 1 Restrains inexperts with whis-9 Medicinal concoction making striped face (6) 23 Organic compounds having out- group (6) 31 Party — with or without one's