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Across I—Burner long used in Caithness. (4) 3— Whose dad kept close behind somehow? (8) 8 and 22 Across—Radio equipment for those using stentorian tones. (4-8) 9— Could it produce a white coat before autumn? (8) 11— Advanced forms filled up by the aristocracy! (5, 7) 13— It’s hell before the coach arrives! (6) 14— Show preference for a rosette. (6) 17— Admonishment to a local authority that has neglected its roads! (4, 4, 4) 20— Esparto’s destroyed by the docks. (8) 21— Kind of screen that’s roughly hewn, we hear. (4) 22— See 8 Across. 23— Those who agree with some of the pay estimates. (4) Down 1— Water supply frequently resorted to (4, 4) 2— Politician in cruel disarray to collapse in a heap. (7) 4— Kind of bars produced by famous composer, one hears. (6) 5— Having got up, one take steps to get here! (10) 6— Kind of fishing in which he gets involved with the law. (5) 7— Being a dunderhead, the learner is in a spot. (4) 10— Toil beneath the earth to produce the base. (10) 12— Takes the chair - I pressed for a change. (8) 15— Place of worship used for speech-making. (7) 16— The man at the wheel is a snooker-player. (6) 18— Extract rubber and start expunging, initially! (5) 19— Makes a request for topless face-pieces. (4) (Solution tomorrow) Yesterday’s solution Across: 1, Block letter, 9, Rearing; 10, Brain; 11, Swede; 12, Creeper, l5, Absent; 18, Resolve; 20, Eject; 22, Asned; 23, Unified; 24, Urfer the sea. •

Down: 2, Leave; 3, Chinese; 4, Legacy; 5, Table; 6, Example;,?, Prison break; B,|ln gratitude; 14, Postman; 16, Bbehive; 17, Result; 19, Ledge; 21, Exile: • 4