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Press, 21 August 1978, Page 16

Across 1— Essentially the lowest position. (2,6) 5— Petty officer and politician joined in ostentatious display. (4) 9—Sounds to be lost in the fog. (4) 10— Doesn’t it play original music? (8) 11— The idea loses nothing when out. (3, 2) 12— White ant as they call it back East. (7) 13— Minister is correct to tear about always. (5, 8) 18— When MPs split? (8) 19— Sound vision to place something. (4) 20 — It can’t prevent itself being spotted. (7) 21— Where royalty play their games? (5) 22— Does a girl find it a fruitful experience? (4> 23— Correctly yet unusually rely on support. (8) Down 2— Have an oil-change on an excursion in North Africa. (7) 3— Bird makes drunken sot wealthy. (7) 4— Finished with naughty Beth by arrangement ta another country. (4, 3,6) 6— Met idol from the past. (3-4) 7— Foreshadow the destruction of the harbour. (7) 8 — swear about nothing on the links. (6) 13 — Sieved in a puzzling way? (7) 14— Announce run short. (4, 3) 15— old Italian saw the sun act oddly. (6) 16 — Give back mineral to the others. (7) 17— Not an irregular note. (7) (Solution tomorrow) Saturday’s solution Across: 1, Cohere; 4, Orders; 9. In a sorry state; 10, Insists; 11, Dread; 12, Colin; 14, Lethe; 18, Amend; 19, 111-will; 21, School of music; 22, Direst; 23, Assess. Down: 1, Clinic; 2, Heads together; 3, Roots; 5, Residue; 6, Evade the issue; 7. Steady; 8. Gross; 13, Indoors; 15, Passed; 16, Minor; 17, Slacks; 20, Lamps. Lamps.