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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33917, 9 August 1975, Page 14

Across 7— Minister of . . . (6) 8— . . . band of 24. (6) 10— Stand another round, perhaps, and withdraw. (7 11 — Isolated areas, or passageways we hear. (5) 12— Part of wheel from ancient city. (4) 13— Bet pay is right. (5) 17— Give voice to a note that will scorch (5) 18— 25’s ceremony sounds proper. (4) 22— Fear of universal arms-race. (5) 23— Enters, a zealous reform. (7) 24— 7 could be most mature or ... (6) 25 — . . . make a 19. (6) Down 1 — Mood induced by drink? (7) 2— Cut pier out of illustration. (7) 3 — Attendant takes girl to America. (5) 4— Militant worker proves a match? (7) 5— Does the doctor prescribe them as an after thought about being unwell? (5) 6 — Gives rise to the staff of life. (5) 9— The murderer turns out to be an alien, about 50 (9) 14— Dunderhead is spinster—give her the sack! (7) 15— State of Spain and Portugal and 50 more. (7) 16— He pays his debts and is no fly-by-night. (7) 19— i i s singular to cook in fat with first-class filling (5) 20— His name appears in an earlier alphabetical list (5) 21— Dish made of headless 8. (o) (Solution on Monday) Yesterday’s solution Across: 1, Links;. 4. Deserts; 8. Undoing. 9. Amber; 10, Host; 11. Deadlock; 13. Dope; 14. Onus. 16. Sundries; 17. Base; 20, Overt; 21. Catwalk; 22, Kindred; 23. Peter. Down: 1, Laughing-stock; 2. Nudes; 3. Ship; 4 Dogged; 5, Standing; 6. Ribbons; 7, Strike-breaker; 12, Operator; 13. Dungeon; 15, Fenced; 18, Apart; 19, Stop.