Across I—When to leap before 9? (10) 7— Not at odds with the odds? (5) 8— No French addition will bewilder. (7) 10— Pass on that the worker has fallen. (4, 4) 11 — No shakj. business, it would seem. (4) 13— The rebellion is going higher. (6) 15— A soft weight to jump on? (6) 17— A length of thin chalk. (4) 18— An agreement to lessen something. (8) 21— No particular senior officer. (7) 22— Peculiar expression of one doctor L would back. (5) 23— See 3 Down. Down 1— The back end in the water. (5) 2— The chairman loses his head when living there. (8) 3 and 23 Ac —Sense windows go on being broken — a pessimistic forecast of intelligence. (2,4, 2,4) 4— Incline to have tip-top finish (4) 5— unwell on charge? A much bigger number! (7) 6— It is used to divert attention from Communist catch at sea. (3, 7) 9— When the total becomes apparent? (10) 12— Study what is hackneyed and become repentant. (8) 14— Not much time for the boxers’ supporters. (7) 16— Having head of shaft lubricated made it dirty. (6) 19 — A failure to hit the target is all wrong. (5) 20— Three could cause a riot. (4) (Solution on Monday) Yesterday’s solution Across: 6. Matelot; 7. Extol; 9, Car; 10. Repavment; 12, Extrapolate; 15, Speculators; 17, Better off; 19, Rot; 21, Drive: 22, Process. Down: I, Madam: 2. Men; 3, Fore; 4, Exemplarv; 5, Connote; 8. Carpet; 11, Executive, 13, Rulers: 14, Appears; V, Noise; 18, Fire; 20, Ace.
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