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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33805, 31 March 1975, Page 10

Across 1— Start badly, but get a jewel, that's the plan. (9) 8— I personally leave after an early start. (3) 9— At the same time they were instructed to rearrange solo matches. (11) 11 — Arrange a star part in a Western? (7) 12— Not bound to be licentious. (5) 13— Pet for the ancient mariner? (6) 15— Possible result of overworking a melody? (6) 17 — A searching examination, by all accounts (5) 18 — The male sort includes females as well. (7) 20— Didn’t miss any of the athletics meeting, anvwav (2.3, 6) 22— Talking —if it’s not laughing. (3) 23— Stress aid is required for such calamities. (9) Down 2— Contraction of credit can be painful. (3) 3— It may be pledged to a future partner (5) 4— Chance taken by a doctor in a storm. (6) 5— Sailor with the mate a great deal. (7) 6— Building up afresh what’s left before formal talk. (11) 7— Worried about being involved. (9) 10— Strictly applied it’s neither easy nor slow. (4, 3,4) 11 — Give the wrong directions? (9) 14— Apparent, but not in a sister’s concern. (7) 16— Yet they may form a large part of the weeklv wash I (6) 19— They feature mainly in churches — bad men we hear. (5) 21— Something black in blue. (3) (Solution tomorrow) Saturday’s solution Across: 1, Losers; 4, Drawer; 9. On a small scale; 10, Agitate; 11, Ochre; 12, Stock; 14. Skirt; 18, Locum; 19, Stayers; 21, Station-master; 22, Rushes 23, Shandy. Down: 1, Loofah: 2. Statisticians; 3. Rumba; 5, Restock: 6. Weather-beaten: 7, Reeled; 8. Alter; 13 Compile; 15, Closer; 16, Using, 17, Osprey, 20, Awash '