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Press, 31 August 1977, Page 26

Across 1 — Young animal near a dormant insect. (4) 8— He’s a sticker for mailing the account! (4-6.) 9— P’oducing an mprovement to the face after mere adjustment. (81 10—The inclination from the vertical is tremendous. (4) 12—Sudden panics produce anxiety in the ship. (6) 14— See 3 Down. 15— As a place fixed for the match, it’s flanked by trees. (6) 17— Manufactured what may be bitter to the consumer. (6) 18— Uninteresting minstrel makes a come-back. (4) 19— The chap behind the tree is a civic dignitary. (8) 21— Regulation of present-day fair-minded fellows before the start of the trial. (10) 22— It’s not difficult to stop rowing. (4) Down 2— The kind of agent subjected to insurance. (5-5) 3, 17 Dn. and 14 Ac.— Craft-worker in robust health? (4-6, 6) 4— They provide suitable landing-places for aircraft, we hear. (6) 5— Stretches of time needed for enchantments. (6) 6— Beg permission to make an enquiry and depart. (3, 5) 7— Courage needed on icy roads. (4) 11—Impasses that can make meals taste shockingly. (10) 13—Moped required to organise a prize-fight. (8) 16— Lawfully establishes that a cent’s fluctuating. (6) 17— See 3 Down. 18— Vehicle that reverses into open space. (4) 2O—Charge for box with no top on. (4) (Solution tomorrow)

Yesterday’s solution Across: 7, Hitch; 8. Leather; 9, Morocco; 10. Theta; 12. Screen test; 15, Pianoforte; 18, Takes; 19, Darling; 21, Coroner: 22, Zebra. Down; 1. Chimney-pot; 2, Sure; 3. Chick; 4. Alcove; 5. Martinet; 6. Thieves; 11, Act the goat; 13, Crossing; 14, Backers; 16, Orders; 17, Limbs; 20, Raze.