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Across I—Flowery parts of the string section. (6) 4— Unendingly meticulous abridgement. (16) 9—Suitable punishment for arson? (5. 8) 10— Fellows unusally loth to make camphor. (7) 11— A desirable aspiration for one transaction. (5) 12— Takes in sail — they’re dangerous to shipping. 15) 14— Quick to change a vile arrangement. (5) 18— mislaid a work of Homer. (5) 19— Characteristic alternative for a rat! (7) 21— Very cherished form of address by the cleric. (6. 7) 22— Shocking rise in my unhappiness. (6) 23— The first of the steward in workers' combine will , produce harmony. (6) Down 1— Content to produce one book. (6) 2— Performances by manual'operators! (5. 8) 3— Letter creating a feeling of irritation. (5) 5— A -second hearing. (7) 6— Those who wish to keep a political party! (13) 7— Periods of work are charming things! (6) 8— It's a section of the Empire almost. (5) 13— One who cheats a musician. (7) 15— I’d made unusual headgear. (6) 16— Counterfoils emptied out of ash-trays. (5) 17— Uninteresting study for a poet. (6) 20— Exhausted kind of wrestler. (3, 2) (Solution on Monday) Yesterday's solution Across: 1. Read one's palm: 7. Chest; 8, Sharp; 9, Sea; 10. Epicentre; 11. Optics; 12, Wealth; 15, Executrix; 17. Vie; 18. Exact; 19. Petal; 21, Heir-apparent.

Down: 1. Rediscovered; 2. Owe: 3. Entail: 4. Pas de deux: 5. Least: 6. Speech defect: 7. Craft: 10. Encounter; 13. Level; 14, Crop up: 16. Evade: 20. Tea.