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Across 1— Joint holder. (4, 4) 5— A cliff fall could possibly be the reason for one. (4) 9—lt’s fixed to the foot to help one ride faster. (4) 10— Its trend is disposed to be unpleasantly harsh. (8) 11— An alternative to the German Command. (5) 12— Tour round and round the building. (7) 13— Provisionally how a book token may serve? (3,3, 7) 18— Footballers wouldn’t be prepared to play without them. (8) 19— Scheme that is little short of perfect, (4) 20— Appear very interested, then change occupation. (7) 21— Exercise to get through. (5) 22— It’s usually sweet and sour. (4) 23— A run caused by panic in the stock market, perhaps. (8) Down 2— Grass from a strange seaport. (7) 3— Hill split by flood. (7) 4— It’s tense, but what’s ahead couldn’t be better. (6, 7) 6— Case Len resolved to clear up. (7) 7— What Luther refused to do about a religious treatise. (7) 8— It is up to a new poet to-go lightly. (6) 13— Examine after an attack — expected to survive. (7) 14— Parson goes round a nuclear establishment. (7) 15— A decoration put on in time. (6) 16— Its important to one’s standing as a rider. (7) 17— Poverty led to being irritated. (7) (Solution tomorrow) Saturday’s solution Across; 1, Capped; 4, Stamps; 9, Electric organ; 10, Prepare; 11, Ideal; 12, Radio; 14, Astir; 18, Ashen--19, Classes; 21, Sort things out; 22, Steady 23 Clamps. Down: 1, Creeps; 2, Prefer a charge: 3, Extra; 5, Tropics; 6, Magnetic storm; 7, Single; 8, Hiker; 13, Ignited; 15, Lasses; 16, Acrid; 17, As it is; 20, Angel.