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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 13 September, with two run- ners-up prizes of £20 (or, for UK solvers, the latest edition of The Chambers Dictionary — ring the word 'Dictionary% Entries to: Crossword 1428, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The unclued lights (two of three components) form a very well- known sequence. The individual components of this group are to appear, figuratively speaking, when some of the normal solutions are adapted before entry in the grid. Each adaptation appears in an unchecked square.

Name Address ACROSS

4 A young boy from Durban leaves (11, three words)

11 How investigating officers work — with dogs? (7, three words) 12 For each, new outfit in biscuit (9, two words) 13 Individual charge for investment (9, two words)

16 Heart of eirenicon becomes dreamlike (7) 19 DJ Fluff, the franchise holder (7) 21 College's Eastern fashion (4)

23 Most futile volume at perfect home (7) 25 Fish-pond with tailless fish and civets (7) 30 A French letter with points will deprive of strength (7) 31 Vassal returned from cliff residence (4) 32 Cheat embraces Vera in Gwynedd village (7) 34 By its own nature, in a certain sense (4, two words) 35 High temperature concerning agonizing death (7, two words) 37 Boxer damaged yew during get-away (9) 40 Excellent fish (5) 41 Marquise's pink corsage (9) 42 Young sow, fierce and golden?

43 Metal tal items swirling in water (7)

44 I paid back about a pound old-fashioned and in ruins (11) DOWN

2 Meals without starter bring divisions (6) 3 Alliance of powers overturned in English lines of poetry (7) 5 Captivates and nearly avenges oneself (8, two words) 6 Was early. Excellent! (4) 7 Stored fodder out in Leeds (7) 8 Examine one German in formal circle (7, two words) 9 Isolating new fastenings (9) 10 By oneself (about a day) in Ireland (7) 17 Girl discarded letter in roof- gutter (7) 20 Amount of broadcasting time for tune and drama (7) 22 Population leaving deliveries with doctor (9) 26 Scene of activity included awful endless fight and celebration (8, two words) 27 Some French ran up with eleven coins (7) 28 Square slice of meat and battered potato slice (7) 29 Welshman would suggest sub- stance for staining (7, hyphened) 33 A hand-over in Kent grave (9) 36 Rebuilt to be a German vessel (5, hyphened) 38 Out there mine were contradicted (8) 39 Beat, not beet (4)