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Across ' 1— Steady friends occupying neighbouring stalls! (6, 5) 9—Men of the cloth? (7) 10—See 12 Across. •11—It’s near the end of sunset. (5) 12 and 10 Ac. —Suffering a spell of illness, but able to be active. (7, 5) 13— More confused in my power to recall. (6) 15— Corrects what the compensators make. (6) 18— To keep going, I sat maybe, in the sun. (7) 20 — In the reconciliation I certainly will be more pleasant. (5) 22— Diana transformed by the spirit of spring. (5) 23— Heavenly cake decoration lacking a proper end. (7) 24— Could it be the skill of the innoculator? (6-5) Down 2— The object is to change 11. (5) 3— Used to be of absorbing significance to the writer. (7) x 4— Standard for one with a commission. (6) 5— Divorced from a job in the theatre. (5) 6— Sensitive feeling that produces Eastern movement. (7) 7— Sa -on set on various builders. (5-6) 8— Having a strong urge to go on! (5-6) 14— Tremendous' crowd 1 have to follow. (7) 16— A German director displaced. (7) 17— T cause dreadful anger before the end of the debate. (6) 19— Helped one in dead trouble! (5) 21— Potentate is a bit fanatical, I fear. (5) (Solution tomorrow)

Yesterday’s solution Across: 1, Scrapped; 5, Palm; 9, Tree; 10, Retainer; 11, Sisal; 12, Transit; 13, Telephone call; 18, Carnival; 19, Pain; 20, Liaison; 21, Pique; 22, Sash; 23, Stringed. Down: 2, Carbine; 3, Average; 4, Electro-magnet; 6, Amnesia; 7, Marital; 8, Palace; 13, Tackles; 14, 1 Lariats; 15,. Priest; 16, Caption; 17, Leisure.