CROSSWORD 893: 14 and 19's 23s by Doc

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers English Dictionary — ring the word `Dictionary') for the first three correct solutions opened on 13 February. Entries to: Crossword 893, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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The title explains the remaining unclued lights. The across ones (one of two words) are of a kind and the down ones of another kind, all confirmed in Chambers. Elsewhere ignore one possible accent.

Name Address ACROSS 1 Privately exchanging ideas (5) 4 Tricksters spilling saccharine without artistry, to start with (9) 9 A sherpa cut out equipment for the Red Devils (10) 11 Stannary worker's paltry piece (6

14 See) title and preamble (5) 15 Reprimand Dark Blue (5)

16 Sheaves taken on board (6)

.22 Figure of one tailless gannet, getting broken (8)

23 See title and preamble (7) 24 Garden flower (4) 25 God having sore back (4) 27, Frenzied women exchanging notes with 18 maybe (7) 29 Sea-anemones can eat eleven sorts (8) 32 Bowl used in skittles is of excel- lent quality (6) 36 BBC's relations (7) 37 Boat from uncleone across) (6) 38 Slices of veal orfruit (10) .

40 American helping religious fraternity (5) DOWN 1 Stair rebuilt with money and with taste (10) 3 Nomads producing fruit (6) 4 One good turn-out at a game (7) 5 Cooking hint is fashionable in- side (7) 6 Large bird from US city round about 45 inches (5) 7 Prepared holt door's footings (9) 8 Without half a benefice (4)

10 Iron lance bust red gem-stone (9)

18 Manages new titles (7) 19 See title and preamble (10, two words)

I21 20 As interim payment concerning udge (9, two words) I n France, he's up just like a cat (6) ...

28 ... Bear-like, or cat, maybe the same (7) 30 Trawler's fast delivery (6) 31 The Underground of Rome de- veloped round the Tiber first (5) 33 Watch your step, we hear! (5) 34 Mexican Indian uprooting a vegetable (4)