CROSSWORD 890: A toi by Doc

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 for the first three correct solutions opened on 23 January. Entries to: Crossword 890, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued lights have a common feature and are presented in ascending order, as suggested by the title, thereby precluding any alternative. Elsewhere one unchecked letter has an accent.

Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS 1 Order about a yard, possibly (5) 4 Cutting off very round one, see ) ( 9 Single member upsetting seniors' belief (10) 11 Transplant operation rejected round about time! (5) 12 Table centre-piece is electro- plated, turning green (7) 14 Demon butterfly (5) 16 Servant's back in during supper (6

21 Bir)

d's old time-piece containing name of market (8) 24 Class's endless joint (4) 25 The same mediocre half-back (4) 27 Maunder around, defenceless

(7)

28 Finished clay for instrument (8) 33 Outwardly backward unedu- cated prisoner (6) 34 See 10 (5) 37 Candidate removing me from Red Indian tribe (7) 39 With 15D, brag about turbulent assembly (10, two words) 40 Merry atmosphere spoilt without piano (9) 41 Say 'Fish-moth' (5) DOWN 1 Rebuilt army college for patron saint (13, two words)

4 Sets of three, left in pairs, some- how (6)

5 Remain lean (4) 7 Slav's apples (5) 8 Sail with an appointment for salt

(8)

10 Kelvin, 34, commercial traveller and instrumentalist (13) 15 See 39 (6) 17 Eating out at inlet (6) 18 Dogs' tails (6) 20 Live broadcast including the Spanish mediaeval instrument

23 So(6r)

t teas out in layers (8) 26 Male escorts — with dogs over snow? (7) 29 Wonder at old maid turning about (6) 30 Beat out silver surround for high official (6) 31 One's affair during a severe up- set (6) 32 New rifle for airman (5) 36 Some monogamous character (4)