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GRAHAM'S PORT A. first prize of £25 and a bottle of Graham's Malvedos 1979 Vintage Port for the first correct solution opened on 5 December, with two runners-up prizes of £15 (or, for UK solvers, the new edi- tion of The Chambers Dictionary – ring the word Dictionary'). Entries to: Crossword 1186, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street,

London WC1N 2LL.

The unclued lights (two hyphened) are of a kind: as is 6, though Chambers does not verify it as such. Where an alternative exists, use a treble. Name Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service.

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ACROSS 1 Forlorn hope. Man is so (11, two words) 7 & 8 I will enter farcical play for money (7) 11 Book about monkey-tree cultivation (6) 15 Get away! Not S. Coe or S.

Ovett, but (5) 16 Barber's backsides (5) 17 Scot works on roof moving sheet around top of keep (6)

18 Strips off — retiring to slumber

( 20 Stimulant was yours, having Ecstasy in (6) 21 Growing out of verbena tendrils

(5)

22 River's parrots (7) 27 Rotten company car — a success with time (7) 29 Donne turning, faced with termination (5, hyphened) 30 Conservative is still making plumes (6) 32 Measure of spirit female returned (5) 34 Irritates with heroin in restaurants (6) 36 To act badly during film is doltish (5) 37 Eager bears try takeaway (5)

38 Mouth of Tay? Sure! Could be! (7 39 Ga)

thering with women would be attractive (6) DOWN 1 Equestrian outfitter who doesn't

break routine? (10, hyphened)

2 Rich patron upsetting healthy dairy product, right away (8) 4 Royal Mail employee sorts MP's ties out (12) 5 Slips out of Eastern cloak on board (7) 6 It causes nausea developing in creeks (8) 8 See 7 across 9 State secret-room upset God (6) 10 Night flier turning low over centre of Exeter (5) 12 Was first in old girdles (6) 14 Fantastic new cans finish in river (12) 19 Top-floor flat with a form having five columns (10) 23 One ton and 101 ounces made up of segments (8) 26 European land hiding dead monotreme (7) 28 Side-piece from pure aluminium (

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ne rising from Soviet Union headland (5) 33 Author making one sit up (5) 35 Smart child in charge (4)