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Across I—Be about it and get your teeth stuck in. (4) 3— Shunned and finally cut. (8) 9—Horseman rnay give an ace turn. (7) 10— A good shot, but not quite a winner. (5) 11— The arm kept up one’s sleeve? (6, 6) 13— The Spanish weapons involved in the movement of arms. (6) 15— A field of activity of all round significance. (6) 17— He should be on the right lines, but takes guard. (6-6) 20— Three animals in the lead. (5) 21— Inability to recall a name is maddening. (7) 22— Trying hard to pursuade one it’s urgent. (8) 23— Scratch starter. (4) Down 1— Free American money and she gets a quarter. (8) 2— Garment unusual in cut. (5) 4— A bad hand. (6) 5— Successor clearly seen. (4, 8) 6— Attractive alternative to losing all the matches. (7) 7— I’d turn about with calamitous consequences. (4) 8— Their job is to keep down correspondence. (12) 12— To censure or preach perhaps. (8) 14— It’s a bind when some players grow old. (7) 16— Marine ordered to stay behind. (6) 18— After six it’s not in order to call. (5) 19— Record turn-over? (4) (Solution tomorrow) Yesterday’s solution Across: 6, Uniform; 7, Spirit; 9, Speak; 10, Objects; 12, Adventuress; 14, Contentious; 18, Pitcher, 19, Usurp; 21, Dined; 22, Bedouin. Down: 1, Sirfoe; 2, Afraid; 3, Are; 4, Appear, 5,-jProtest; 8, Abstain;,<4, Meander, 13, Codicil; 15, Ticket; 16, Upshot; 2O, Nee. '*