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Press, 6 March 1978, Page 16

Across 1— Chief source of interest. (9) 8— I’m quiet—but he probably won’t be! (3) 9— It shows what one can do with a car. (11) 11— He’s unwilling to give credit. (7) 12— Come again about the dog. (5) 13— About to give wav and go back. (6) 15— Everybody gets away at full speed. (3. 3) 1 1 — Penal reform board. (5) 18— Brave men return help in public houses. (7) 20— Eastern country spy selling land not his own. (6, 5) 22— It bears part of China’s sorrows. (3) 23— Desert inn providing meal service. (6-3) Down 2— Good score in golf put up—just one stroke! (3) 3 — Acted as a military student. (5) 4— A cleaner turns up vermin. (6) 5 — Fired with real reform and no exaggeration? (7) 6— Board members who the way to make a speech. (11) 7— Make up a part as something used experimentally. (9) 10— Flat race, perhaps, between equal rivals. (4, 7) 11— For discarded fighters? (5-4) 14— Struck out. (7) 16— Possibly it bent and snapped. (6) 19— A duck for a well-known bowler (5) 21— Called earlier. (3) (Solution tomorrow)

Saturday’s solution

Across: 7, Amount; 8, Mangle; 10, Emanate; 11, Keeps; 12, Till; 13, Stone; 17, Court; 18, Free; 22, Trunk; 23, Endowed; 24, Delay; 25, Remain. Down: 1, Majesty; 2, Morally; 3, Sneak; 4. Barking; 5, Agree; 6, Cease; 9, Westerner; 14, Donkeys; 15, Crowbar; 16, Heading; 19, Study; 20, Bully; 21, Adder.