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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 17 November. Entries to: Crossword 782, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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ACROSS 1 All North East is disturbed for company's HQ (14, two words) 10 Roman patrician who broke the moral law, it's said (5) 11 Lump of fat pork half concealed by bean (6) 12 Mixed marl that's right for architectural corona (7) 14 Mushrooms returned for de- tailed description (4) 20 Nation overturned unsubstantial society (5) 21 Catholics may wear it, even without pulse (7) 22 Geneva endlessly could be a desert area (5) 24 See 18 (3) 27 and 29 Unrefined hide at end of tannery (6) 31 Bordered on irritability to a de- gree (5) 33 Pigs are out to sprinkle in Scot- land (7) 34 Oats holder (5)

35 Gosh! Alice confused learner about fungal filaments (8)

36 Strange title `Causa' for news programme (10) 38 Boy who's a right-back (4) 39 Has high opinion of misread letters (7) 40 Two-thirds of an apple for horse 41 oddess's destiny (5) 42 Further article meaning to be behind bars (14, three words) DOWN 1 For one moment, brownie ar- rives at Pacific archipelago (14, two words) 2 Measure of Israeli port (4) 3 Opportune departure from boy: see former sex-appeal! (10, two words) 4 Dreamy individual, I, wealthy, without aspiration (7)

5 The best type (5)

6 Scattering paradise-fish (8) 7 A mark having an advantage on a small flask (7) 9 Show father, poor dear! (6) 13 Classical second name — for ladies only? (5)

15 Say! Seim-European moth (5) 18 and 24 Island gossip tomorrow (6)

25 See 30 (5) 28 A monster tree in India (5) 29 See 27 (3) 30 25 died close to ancient Balkan kingdom (7) 32 Bird's note that's highest and clear (6) 35 Vast sums of money are the Scots' aims (5) 37 Measure wooden peg from lake- dwelling (4)