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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 21 May. Entries to: Crossword 957, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL.

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9 Not smart, perhaps, in a steamer but features in submarines (10) 11 The Bard's rich countess, a prin- cess to Barry Lyndon (6)

14 Pair of sweethearts beset by wild dog equipped with talons (5)

15 Supernatural long dead runners (5)

16 The Scots cause a Welshman to join the Irish police (6) 22 Wives accompanying ships? (8) 23 Instrument assembled in the States, in short? (7) 24 Musical Mademoiselle's one- night stand — solely one? (4) 25 Lip from a Barbadian outside- right (4) 27 Architectural feature having to face forward (7) 32 Nick a ring (6)

34 Give and take a couple of letters (5)

35 Unknown length? That's odd, turning up in Scotland it's 13D

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to rest (7) 37 Shut up, I'm close! (6) 38 Last seen wandering about, Lit- tle Edward appears in high spir- its (10)

39 A good chance one who is can (9)

40 Age of revolution (5) DOWN 1 Infantry boots? (10) 2 All or nothing? No upset for a prolific composer! (5) 3 (6)Alight and depart once in attack 5 Anointing with a mixture of deuterium, radon, nickel and silver (7) 6 A river's different objects (5) 7 Childish speech all in Latin nothing in that! (9) 8 Appeared to Shakespeare like a needle (4) 10 Divine rulers of little credit — in hot seat, perhaps? (9) 15 Integration in sport is about nowt (6) 17 Gave talk, together, in the past

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19 Like any upstanding monarch, a foreign head is not connected (10) 20 In general, a child's time to run? 21 (9 Un) pleasant weather no gentle- man turned up in (6) 26 Doughy masses of tantalum, magnesium and americium set up on a base (7) 28 Lounge about, having a number on a string (7) 31 False notions of old, out of place in 1A (5) 33 Girl a prince got in trouble (5) 34 Abreast of a balls-up, say (4)