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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 (please, no photocopies) opened on 21 October. Entries to: Crossword 1029, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS 1 Certain zero? (8) 8 The same short letter returned for information (4) 11 Profane lord's privilege to annoy American soldiers outside Oxford University (12) 12 Austere society bird (7) 14 Garland of stone (7) 16 Some car owners one after another (4) 17 Range of policeman in Kent? (5) 18 Limited gold for outfitter (6) 22 State of army rebuilding plant (8) 23 US city with 34 wild birds (7) 24 Sounded like drones in agony? (6) 25 Turning south towards infinitely vast plains (6) 27 Stable-boy embracing scheme for Scandinavian territory (7) 29 Is his invention of metal disc with finial now protected? (8) 33 Clergyman from outside of pri- vate forest (6) 34 See 23 (5) 35 The month ends comprehensive school? Mid-July (4) 39 Conclude the argument and put down some luggage (12, three words) 40 Otherwise expressed as must (4) 41 Chain letter? — Yes! — No! Could be legal excuses (8) DOWN 1 31 new properties (6) 4 Uri and Alan breaking bones (7) 5 Vehicle having to move un- steadily outside such lines? (10) 6 Inspectors having half a dozen jugs (7) 8 European wife (5) 9 Advocate or supporter — single and not without love (9) 10 Set of nine was not active, in consequence (6) 13 Settle abroad with Head of Gov- ernment in Abu Dhabi, say (8) 21 Clumsy or mad involvement with 18 (9) 26 Testers' peculiar ways (7) 28 Requests fruit about one (7) 29 Fills coaches (6)

30 Unauthorised publication of sanctimonious and risque com- ponents (6)

31 Stoppages one's seen during up- sets (6) 32 Cancel a bequest wrongly made out East (5) 36 Recess at east end of basilica, especially facing west (4)