Across I—Lighted match? (8, 4) 7— Too high a price to be on the level. (5) 8— The business end of a loop-line? (5) 9— O ne pay strain to improve it. (3) 10— Turning quite sour and blue-green. (9) 11— Be exceptionally kind to a taxpayer? (6) 12 — Descriptive of a man who can’t settle. (2,4) 15— Drivers of it can give one a lift no more. (3-6) 17 Ivan has a novel need for this garden tool. (3) 18— Either way it’s essential to a helicopter. (5) 19— Downtrodden rogues? (5) 21 —They throw things around in a spirited way. (12) Down 1— How one knows immediately that someone is surprised. (4, 3,5) 2— Proper charge. (3) 3 — I’m left with something from abroad. (6) 4— One taking part in the arms race? (3-6) 5— Moira goes native. (5) 6 — It’s always the greater, however. (12) 7— Wildly paces the room. (5) 10—It’s highly mysterious. (3, 6) 13 — So the reformed show spirit. (5) 14 — He may scratch a living. (6) 16 — Go beyond an alfresco celebration. (5) 20— With it one sees the end of a needle. (3) (Solution tomorrow) Yesterday’s solution Across: 4. Migrate; 8, Orally; 9, Seeming; 10, Pallid; 11, Louvre; 12, Confetti; 18, Put to sea; 20. Pull up; 21, Claret: 22, Elastic; 23, Wonder: 24. Studies. Down: 1, Compact: 2, Calling: 3, Plaice; 5, Idealist; 6. Rumpus; 7, Tenors: 13. Too price; ’ 4 . Astride; 15, Pasture; 16, Bullet; 17, Closed; 19, Tallow.
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