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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33783, 4 March 1975, Page 16

Across I— Loss of it can be humiliating. (4) 3— Follower lacking in discipline. (8) 9— Main plant source of iodine. (7) 10— Knots sailors try to avoid. (5) II — Giggling drunkenly? (6, 6) 13— Love to wander about for fruit. (6) 15— One girl that is after another. (6) 17— It generally shows the way we are going. (7, 5) 20 — As a hunter he’s highly placed. (5) 21— Useless, until changed inside that is. (7) 22— Poor lines of communication? (8) 23— Beaten hollow. (4) Down 1— It may be found at the end of the line (4 4) 2— Sound as a bell. (5) 4— He brings up help in the tavern. (6) 5— Round trip? (8, 4) 6— When about fifty, she is unequalled. (7) 7— Oriental blend of teas. (4) 8— Shown by one looking for scraps? (12) 12—Exhausted and insensitive to rhythm. (4-4) 14— A pondering that’s funny. (7) 16— All there when I enter in some agitation (6) 18— Those chosen from the literary circle (5) 19— Mercury will go down with it—so may others! (4) (Solution tomorrow) Yesterday’s solution Across: 6. Monarch; 7, Beryl; 9, Stake- 10 Dustpan; 12, Bright ideas; 14, Came in first; 18, Satchel; 19, Grate; 21, Scope; 22, Pickles. Down: 1, Forte; 2, Backer; 3, Ace; 4. Bested; 5, Pyjamas; 8, Sustain; 11. Agonies; 13, Balance- 15, Escape; 16, Strike; 17, Utter; 20, Rip