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A first prize of £30 and a bottle of Graham's Six Grapes Port for the first correct solution opened on 11 October, with two runners- up prizes of £20 (or, for UK solvers, the latest edition of The Chambers Dictionary — ring the word `Dictionary'). Entries to: Crossword 1432, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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Answers to clues in italics must each be 13 (hyphened) before entry in the grid. Definitions of the resulting words are supplied by the other unclued lights.

Name Address .... .. ACROSS

1 Pieces of iron do strengthen...

5 ...ship heading for conflict, say (6) 9 Brute having fin damaged by demon with ship (10) 16 Band's characteristic sound 17 One's after river plant (5) 18 Custom's to get drunk? Not so 20 Stay away from stronghold, high (7, two words) 22 English antique, taken (7)

24 Attempt to comprehend trendy IT term (7)

25 Noblest Roman's enthusiasm (5) 26 Jock's hat, almost gross 31 Rascals kick stones (7) 33 Worshipper's language, choice

38 S(7 tamps change? (5) 39 Hasten to eat a divine Scottish

fish (6) 40 Toupee, no longer secure (3) 41 Worked to gain rare mineral (10) 42 After live deer (6) DOWN

1 Huge gift for ice moves? That'll make this piece of cake! (13, three words)

2 Camp in which nothing's above standard? (5) 3 Aussie eccentric, loaded with money, getting old-fashioned (6) 4 One in France has drink outside — it happens every morning (5) 6 Sappers in unfamiliar venue withdraw (7) 7 Mind about band (6) 11 Arrangers of rides improperly covering concessions up (9) 12 Seed's less worried about start of final, positive and calm (13, hyphened) 15 Attacking play of receiver (7) 19 Preserve horse, suppressing most of disease (9) 21 State mineral grade 23 What's longing for yen? Japanese company, holding yen (millions)

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27 Trojan under examination refer- ring to banishment (7) 29 Boastful old type pens books (6, hyphened) 30 Who had managed to get seat on jumbo? (6) 32 Swindler makes escape with cut diamond (6) 34 Scare once getting fellow in area flustered (5) 35 Unyielding soldier breaks free (5) 36 Administrative trainee's in