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Across I—Hid Ben at the back. (6) 4— Big Ben going back. (6) 9— Sweet flower ox can’t turn for the printer. (7, 6) 10— They are sung as the worker sews down the edges. (7) 11— Probe seemly bit of fat. (5) 12— Uncanny shape I drew. (5) 14— Map-book of the mountains? (5) .18—Smear lots of paper. (5) 19—In there, lie very still to make things easier. (7) 21— Make a small mistake and be 12in. out? (3, 1,4, 5) 22— Enchanting times? (6) 23— Twist I throw out. (6) Down 1— Archer on the fiddle? (6) 2— Bat, perhaps, is the crucial: thing for victory. (4, 3,6) 3— Sound is one. (5) 5— Confirm a wild animal has escaped. (4, 3) 6— Sharing experiences at sea?- (2,3, 4,4) 7— Bird ranged round. (6) 8— What’s wrong with a spinster? (5) 13— Fluster in a strangely soothing way. (7) 15— Doctor copies hangings. (6)' 16— Plant for a clean sweep? (5) 17— Association continues for three miles. (6) 20r-Bring down somebody who is a pound in debt. . • (5) (Solution on Monday) Yesterday’s solution Across: !, A drop too much; 7, Draft; 8, Donor; 9, Ape; 10, Hard lines; 11, Remove; 12, Palace; 15, Pollinate; 17, Tag; 18, Radio; 19, Stair; 21, Better things. Down: 1, Annual report; 2, Pea; 3, Outcry; 4, Middle age; 5, Canon; 6. Frosted glass; 7, Dream; 10, Have it out; 13, Astir; 14, Raiser; 16, Lodge; 20, Ash.