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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 £13.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) for the first three correct solutions opened on 8 August. Entries to: Crossword 868, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The title yields the other eight unclued ights (all in Chambers, including a proper name) and also the eighteen lights clued without overall definitions. Ignore two hyphens and one apostrophe.

Name Address ACROSS 11 Turned-round nest has vulture, not eagle (7) 12 Afflicted, inhaling nitrogen (6) 13 Barrel-organ in Spain pushed into rambling street (9) 14 Contents of spin-drier (5) 16 First of gluttons (badger) (5)

19 Mostly, aluminium's extracted (7)

21 Point? Not quite the point (4) 24 Remainder reduced (about 500) (4) 25 Steals diamonds first — they're good for heads? (7) 30 Rows around NE river (7) 34 Not once, twice! (4) 35 Godless creed causes a morbid state in some drinkers (7) 37 S. Africa's home for antelope (5) 40 Diamonds increase in price, it's said (5) 41 Decreed again from Right: trite new reforms (9) 42 Limited vermouth in brandy (6) 43 Right fashionable toff (7) DOWN

1 Point is, disk's cracked, evoking an old minced oath (11)

2 Cross-rib about hoisted in trench (6) 3 Strip — a French romp (5) 6 Set up racket, as before (4) 7 Measure scores (7) 8 Tip with steely element, one I'd found in mine-shaft (7) 10 Resident almost changed (7) 15 Classic bowler (5) 17 Favoured fiddle, or wind? (7) 18 Ratings? So far, crews must in- clude steamship men (11) 20 Dress up in odd pieces (7) 22 Green's spreading, coating met- al (9) 27 One Unionist in Ireland's a Welshman (7) 28 Favoured antiquated silver tax — about shilling (7)

29 Extra players, very good in Rienzi — but its zenith's missed

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33 (7 Agree to rise, we're told (6)

38 Bottomless jar (4) 39 Spenser's heart's in his poem (4)