CROSSWORD

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £12.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) for the first three correct solutions opened on 22 September. Entries to: Crossword 774, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued lights form three thematic quartets. Use a phabetical priority in the spelling of 37A. Light 1D (well-known and usually hyphened) is not in Chambers.

Name Address ACROSS 1 Quickly moves concerts, having piano in wrong place (5) 4 Rather like a shiner, black and fairly blue (9) 9 Monk's privy error? Deter, somehow (10) 11 Person with outward weary ges- ture rested at midday (6) 12 One who tries a little test-piece of embroidery (7) 14 Criminal heartlessly attacked (5) 15 Bear t' whirlwind (5) 16 Belief in integration is apparent in island (6) 22 One tamed, dithering worm (8) 24 Sea-birds like circling our shores (4) 25 Hills with grasses, it's said (4) 27 Muslim's post in isle: first of imams (9) 29 Small fishes left in untidy streets (8) 32 English combine used to get crop up (6) 36 Bristling short antenna split (7)

38 Mortifying for Greek a number rebuffed in company (10)

39 Reducing to spray, creating a moistening without measure (9) 40 Experienced editor effected dis- tribution (5) DOWN 2 Moulding: two wings in circles

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4 Author on draught — old one who prayed for another (7) 5 Relative's very good degree (7) 8 Praise former male line (4) 13 Rattle's top of conductors, mod- ern (7) 15 Transport active? Unionist's in for a shock (6) 17 Viewing device gives a fairy range (9) 18 Hospital baskets, perhaps, and knitted goods (7) 19 Deposited coin (in copper), note and diamonds (10) 20 Will this bridge give one a fresh aspect? (9, hyphened) 21 Guide (i.e. to bottom of ravine)

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26 Onset of squall angers battered bosuns (7) 33 Such as sticks for fire, say, built up (5) 34 Plant from East healed (4)