Across 1— It’s clear-cut as a decisive trial. (7, 4) 9 —Cooling agent used in atomic energy. (3) 10 — Be quick to appear intelligent. (4, 5) 11— They entertain large numbers of people. (5) 13— One'stays with it. (7) 14— Unexpected form of pub art. (6) 16— SUch work is outstanding. (6) 18 — Get cleared in order to follow the Customs Officer’s advice. (7) 19— Shrub belonging to you in the past, then me. (5) 20— A bad olive, perhaps, needn’t be selected. (9) 21— Some pills for the sick. (3) 22— Its operators required hard cash. (4, 7) Down 2— Regret expressed in the French way. (3) 3— Youngsters’ pistols. (5) 4— There’s nothing in a trick to excite. (6) 5 — Late but not unwilling. (7) 6— The property of the firm. (9) 7— They follow, one falls but the other breaks. (5, 3, 3) 8— Say what you will, the orator won't be paid if he does. (5, 6) 12— Got well and rich. (6, 3) 15— Round of applause is praise in one part of the theatre. (7) 17— Part of the Balkans where rabies is unusual. (6) 19—They meet for a bite. (5) 21—I am given a Northern name. (3) (Solution tomorrow) Yesterday’s solution Across: 1, Duck; 3, Startled; 9, Seeking; 10, Again; 11, Upright piano; 13, Shower: 15. Agadir; 17, Take to flight; 20, Amiss; 21, Passion; 22, Kindness; 23, Asps. Down: 1, Disguise; 2, Clear; 4, Tights; 5, Reading glass, 6, Learned: 7, Done; 8, Single person; 12, Pretends; 14, Ovation; 16, Corpus; 18, Grips; 19, Bark. ,
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Press, 18 October 1978, Page 12
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