CROSSWORD 984: Filer a l'anglaise? by Jac

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 opened on 26 November. Entries to: Crossword 984, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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ACROSS 1 For Sdots a state of nudity initial- ly secures a spanking (5) 4 Endlessly democratic, perhaps, such former receiver of tithes (9) 9 Could be it is `My Song' that could never personify Romeo (10) 11 Dam a channel in Ulster (6) 14 Stable sort of trick (5) 15 Measure of luminance concern- ing an ingredient of gunpowder

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23 Scottish king's evil yarns (7) 24 On it one's all agog, and that's an advantage (4) 25 Soldiers engaged in middle- thirties racket in Oz (4) 27 See, it's the Italian Othello's ancient dastard! (7) 29 Money? Sheer fabrication! (8) 32 Note 6 maybe is free (6) 34 A sign of approval, note, from a conductor (5) 35 They're not half jolly hot, the baths, once here (5) 36 Heavenly body (albeit middle- aged) one's in mind (7)

37 HE a brief time in Chile, perhaps? (6) 39 10's clue's possibly `vegetables'9 Could be! (9)

40 Imaginary animal's partners ahead of Noah's craft (5) DOWN 1 Insert a piece of plaster, see, in a piece of hose (10) 3 A girl assigned a part as a judge ) 4 This bird's a gull? (7) 5 In practice, describes a metallic element as an enzyme! (7) 6 Wine to take on the move (5) 7 Be heavier than the odd G.I., however (9) 8 Was early? Extraordinary! (4) 10 One ancestor's way of ringing the changes (9) 13 Bespatter with arsenic, essential- ly (7) 15 Point taken by those who get irritated (6) 17 Flabby, perhaps, but possibly never inferior (9) 18 To nick just half of them displays furtiveness (7) 19 A besom's trust whereon Swift meditated (10) 20 Celebrity's excellent point (9) 21 Miss West, supporting her busts? (6) 26 Meet maybe at one, being taken in when grub's up (7) 28 A French painter's way-out con- trariness (7) 30 Continue craving to be lewd (6) 33 Somewhat ironic, Horace's humour! (5) 34 A rude violin complaint (4)