CROSSWORD

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 9 November. Entries to: Crossword 831, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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■ Two of the lights are of two words and one is hyphened (and no wonder!) Name Address ACROSS 1 In what one appears sallow up North (5) 4 One in the capacity of a poet describes one pointlessly as something whereon to skim the waters (9) 11 Bone brooch (6) 12 Indicate the foreign style (7) 14 Cut Keats out (5) 15 Wanton mid-Victorian left in gutter (5) 23 Such as Pompey's wager about running water? (7) 24 Claims the Bard's is a 34A (4) 25 Such flyers were tops (4) 27 Namely, a record turnover for a townee-philosopher (7) 29 Overwhelm a singular 25 with a tryst (8) 32 Incline Heavenwards — and is put out having left it out? (6) 34 See 24 (5) 35 Must start to pull your leg (5) 36 Smart anagram outlined by an old scholar (7) 38 Scourge Iris (Gilbert's rapturous maiden lady) with the ends of these (10) 39 Collection that's finally ger- mane, perhaps (9) 40 Twits old coppers (5) DOWN 2 One having to suffer a Union Leader's departure (5)

3 See, bloody .contemptible! (6) 4 Non-professional match for Spenser about the middle of February (7)

5 Nothing to us, supporting skunk with no offspring! (7) 6 Ulster's golden-crested birds (5) 7 Sound reasoning supporting possible hero of a current scien- ce? (9) 10 Exaggerate Reagan's position, say (9) 13 Chap Maud's mad about making ready (7) 15 Whistler raised money to fan the flames of wrath anew, apparent- ly (6) 17 Unlike Aphrodite's and Hermes' son, Franco-British ones maybe use about ten, all curtailed (9) 18 Keep away from Saint Sebas- tian's nether half (7) 19 She gets things done maybe in excess? True! (10)

20 Strengthen control over violence (9)

26 Knowing about country food (7) 30 Birds lost aboard (6) 31 Least possible unit (5) 33 The French badly housed here?

34 Th) is spice and the title identify the unclued lights (4)

The solution to Crossword 828 is on page 45. Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service.