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Press, 8 September 1982, Page 24

Across I—Half of the record team. (4) 3-Bearing the cost of transport. (8) 8— An impression of a jumble sale. (4) 9— Idleness indeed. (8) 11-Work for those too careless for regular employment, (b. b) 13— Could be true about a record achieving fame. (6) 14- promotion. (4, 2) 17—Turn a blind eye when an employee wants to leave. (4, z. b) 20- soon modifies feelings. (8) 21- of the Tuileries holding the sewers. (4) 22- Gilbert and Sullivan’s stagecraft. (8) 23- to go where one likes for nothing. (4)

Down 1— It helps if you require a frame-up. (4-4) 2— Stops and prepares a plan. (5, 2) 4- there’s something missing from the year-books. (b) 5- sort of price one may pay for a piece of the sea-bed. (4, 6) 6- to a Frenchman. (5) 7- A misshapen nose ages. (4) 10—It was once thought incredible. (4, 6) 12—A quiet little craving for food. (8) 15- tie? (7) 16— Rather earlier. (6) 18— A seed that grows into a tree. (5) 19— One old car in a pile-up. (4) (Solution tomorrow)

Yesterday’s solution . Across: 1, French-chalk: 9,. Regimen; 10. Basil; 11, Votes; 12. Outpost; 13. Caress: 15 Chaste; 18, Angular; 20, Gavel; 22. Gales, 23, Dragoon; 24, Make headway.

Down: 2: Right; 3, Nemesis: 4, Hansom; 5, Habit; 6, Lessons; 7. Grave charge; 8, Clothes-line; 14, Regalia; 16. Haggard; 17 Grudge; 19. Lisle; 21, Viola.