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Across 1— Great madness. (11) 9— A revolutionary colour. (3) 10— The best astronomy student? (4, 5) 11— A measure taken to evaluate the purity of gold. (5) 13 — Struck down a lout with inside help. (4, 3) 14— One must have a commission to run it. (6) 16— Main way to fasten sheets together. (6) 18— Provide two portions of dry wine in a bit. (7) 19— Fall in production of plums. (5) 20— Not altogether how an undergraduate is working? (2. 1. 6) 21— Draw a boat. (3) 22— Groups that promote diversionary activities. (6, 5) Down 2— Close result. (3) 3— Tessa turns up something useful. (5) 4— There’s nothing to recover, expressed in words. (6) 5— Furnish with a soft tip. (7) 6— I am in time to obtain a letter of improvisation. (9) 7— Overtakers’ clubs. (7, 4) 8— Clippers of the line? (7, 4) 12— Unusual show of temper for a collector. (4, 5) 15— Central rule can be broken. (7) 17— Achieves a take-over in the wrong way. (6) 19—Waves get bigger. (5) 21—It floats, but it overturns. (3) (Solution tomorrow) Yesterday’s solution Acrosss: 1, Arms; 3, Blackcap: 9, Hostile; 10, Reels; 11, Strong as an ox; 13, Voters; 15, Unfair; 17, Break the news; 20, Brick; 21, Kitchen; 22, Lighters; 23, Alas. Down: 1, Adhesive; 2, Miser; 4, Leeway; 5, Certain death; 6. Cremona; 7. Pass; 8, Dinner-jacket; 12, Presents; 14, Tarring; 16, Stoker; 18, Ethel; 19, Abel.