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A first prize of £20, together with a `Screwpull Spinhandle' corkscrew, and two further prizes of £10 (or a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £11.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) will be awarded for the first three correct solutions opened on 2 December. Entries to: Crossword 734, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The ten unclued lights (one hyphened) are of a kind.

Name Address ACROSS 5 It's eaten in Tibet, initially, be- fore dance (6) 9 Foot's a member I support in Commons (Henry) (10) 14 Monster hides in sea-floor chasm

(3)

16 Odd one in a fifth (6) 17 One odd curio, nothing missing, but golden (5) 18 Legalise pot, finally, after return of corporal punishment (5) 20 When does mate throw out bird, keyless, retiring? (7, hyphened) 22 Channel — beginning of flight

(7)

24 Early English saint joins church for support (7) 25 Pay for supermarket opening at rear (5) 26 A hit it is not (5)

31 Sufferings in general I cut out -

one by one? (7) 33 Parliament's taking break when extreme left moves to centre (7)

37 It measures chopped trees (5)

39 One more time, sweetheart (6) 40 Nearly three pounds? Yes! (3) 42 Myrrh piled up, we hear, with last bit of frankincense (6) 43 Bread and boiled beef make you idle (8) DOWN 1 Altered coast can alarm crabs etc. (13) 2 Reproductive body, soft inside, hard outside (5)

3 Liverworts, grass nicked by fore- ign agents (6)

4 Worshipper's love, to sing noisi-

I drawer, one manoeuvr- able in space (7)

7 Member is about to stay up in Parliament (6) 12 Lump to soften for lifting fish, trying to make catch (13, hyphened) 15 Game pie empty — nothing to cook up (7) 21 Fish someone cooked with end of parsley (8)

23 Takes care of likely lad framing endless pictures (7) 27 Stricter cut, cut, cut (thrice) (7)

29 Right off booze? Och no! Get a bottle (6) 30 A woman's turned up where rotters get fruity (6) 32 I'm in trees, I'm in wool (6, hyphened) 34 First mass in convent (not rail- way) (5) 35 Carcass reeking badly, i.e. off

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The solution to Crossword 731 is on page 57. Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service.