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Press, 24 September 1980, Page 20

Across I—-Beat the game backwards. (4) 3—Dropping down. (8) 8— Part of petrol engine. (4) 9— Trigonometrical functions that beat the fellows, (8) . 11—Contact point. (7-5) 13— Manages to preserve ointments. (6) 14— No bad habit for the beginner. (6) 17—What marksmen or snooker-players will do. (4,' 1, 3,4) 20— Vehicle quickly providing protective cover. (8) 21— Some of the welfare assistants for a district. (4) 22— They watch entire reconstruction in the vessel. (8) 23— Gun traps put back. (4)

Down 1— Pre-eminent doctor seen in the wood. (8) 2— Don’t spare the lubrication for what has been rigged. (3-4) 4— Go near to the royal house. (6) 5— Charges met by litigants. (5, 5) 6 — From the information I can reveal a kind of architecture. (5) 7— Gossip softly and become breathless. (4) 10—Watch the conductor. (4-6) 12—Hold back reserves to get fit. (8) 15— Get what’s left. (7) 16— A cheap, disorderly thug. (6) 18— Protective covering for kind of stage. (5) 19— Gives dramatic interpretation of religious book. (4) (Solution tomorrow) Yesterday’s solution

Across: 1, Stand-offish; 9, Against; 10, Chum; 11, Extol- 12, Insurer; 13. Hoarse; 15, Maiden; 18. Neptune; 20, Crane; 22, Idiot; 23, Emulate; 24, Well content. , , „ . _ _ Down: 2, Toast; 3, Nonplus; 4, Obtain; 5, Focus; 6 Squared; 7, Take a hand in; 8, Entrance fee; 14, Apprise; 16, Account; 17, Hereto; 19, Until; 21, Again-