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1343: One over the eight by Ascot

A first prize of £30 and a bottle of Graham's Late Bottled Vintage 1991 Port for the first correct solution opened on 19 January, 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 1343, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued lights, including one of two words and one hyphened, are connected by a theme. Ignore two accents.

Name Address ACROSS 8 Permit change (4)

12 (1They show boxer is hit unfairly 0)

13 Pose with sailor making musical instrument (6) 14 Language from chap suppressing a hiccup (7)

15 One pet mog I treated for skin infection (8)

18 Alec and Gail confused about name of Greek physician (9) 19 Language of old cleaner in front of Scotsman after time? (9) 20 Stake required, unlimited (4) 24 Old painting shows most of dock in court (6) 27 Lecture from Morse broadcast by prison ultimately (6) 30 Spell Japanese game that's lively (4) 32 Mum, sauntering or shuffling (9) 34 Grade zero's atrocious, a critical state of affairs (9, hyphened) 37 Nag? It's difficult around Rhode Island to get one (8) 39 Relate to saucy one at home (7) 39 Blockhead in love after I called back (6) 40 Ten cups ordered around mess, mostly frothy (10) 42 See poor rider before in the rear? (8) DOWN 2 Attempt on one in party, noble (6) 3 Not all fox terriers can be taken under the arm (5) 5 Girl needs a large beer, we hear

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6 Stupidly sent round to photograph fishermen's aid (8, two words) 9 Cells one's located on Channel Islands (4) 10 Pirate rested receiving attention (6) 11 Old Kentish flower? (6) 16 Soft chap flung in river (5) 17 Look at East Caribbean church (4) 22 Good seamen? There are two in the Boat Race, it's said (5)

23 Run down to me, Les, I ordered (8, two words)

25 Wound around one ankle (4) 28 Refuse to seize most of what's worth having (7) 31 Wild West films calling for hats (not British) (6) 33 Closer and tighter (6) 35 Sounds like a spirit, one after another (5)

36 At first some golfers three- putted (4)