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Press, 27 October 1981, Page 20

Across I—Admit information is given by the account ... (11) 9—. . . and they provide information of present day bad habits. (7) 10— Hurry as the substitution is. made. (5) 11— In the conspiracy one who takes flight. (5) 12— See 2 Down. 13— Firearm brought back to seize a quantity of gold. (6) 15— What fishermen need to get down to the job. (6) 18— Unnamed person to keep on planting seed, we hear. (2-3-2) 20— A means of giving a lift to a bird. (5) 22— Material supplied by Albert Williams. (5) 23— Countryman is an industrious worker with vegetables. (7) 24— This gives the size of certain chaps in the flesh! (11) Down 2 and 12 Across—ls he always polite in his ministrations? (5, 7) 3— Noose? (7) 4— Is seen in cowboy country to be superlatively well-advised. (6) 5— A little hesitation about the anaesthetic. (5) 6— One could be faced with this protection against dangerous inspirations! (3-4) 7— A place reserved for pitchers. (7, 4) 8— By which accounts are discharged for the colonies. (11) 14— Rock in great variety. (7) 16— Hail a demand for compensation, one hears. (7) 17— Small change for one in the Force. (6) 19— Fools from Old St. (5) 21— Eastern potentate at home once more. (5) (Solution tomorrow) Yesterday’s solution Across: 1, Port Said; 5, Skua; 9, Tank; 10, Strikers; 11, Pints; 12, Reissue; 13, Telegraph-pole; 18, Ecstatic; 19, Rock; 20, Elation; 21, Count; 22, Tess; 23, Florence. Down: 2, Opaline; 3, Take the; 4, International; 6, Keeps to; 7, Austere; 8, Finish; 13, The left; 14, Lascars; 15. Gratis; 16, Purpose; 17, Laconic.