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Across 7— Is about to study pictures. (5) 8— Its quarters are hardly spotless. (7) 9— Hands over and retires. (5, 2) 10 — The hump in the middle of bridges. (5) 12— Correctly positioned climbers are well advised to take it! (5, 3,2) 15— Get to grips, but in friendly fashion. (5, 5) 18— Delay and yield to another’s wishes. (5) 19— In a suit designed for a hot country. (7) 21— A facial expression — a sinister one. (7) 22— Cultivated Scandinavian. (5) Down 1— Died with heart strain — in great pain? (10) 2— One will be anxious to do it. (5) 3 — Goddess is repeatedly put down. (4) 4— Embrace that really fixes things. (6) 5— Having got money on loan, you end up in debt (8) 6— There are thirty-one of these distress calls. (7) 11 — Fresh sand, please, for use by the sea. (10) 13— Sweet rice came out of it. (3-5) 14— A month, just, in London. (7) 16— The country air! (6) 17— Remains precisely how he is. (5) 20— Egg production centre. (4) (Solution tomorrow) Yesterday solution Across: 1, Bean-feast; 8, Ion; 9, Army canteen- 11 Penalty; 12, Drear; 13, Little; 15, People; 17 Cabot ; 18. Sea-salt; 20, On one’s knees; 22, Ark; 23 Falsehood. Down: 2. Ear; 3, Focal; 4, Annoys; 5, Treadle- 6 Dinner plate; 7, Insurgent; 10. Minute-books: IL Ego Ceman ’ ets °ff’ 16 > As well; 19, Ankle; 21, A