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Across I—The fault is to go over to the other side. (6) 4— Argue against the thing. (6) 9—Minor bards and exceptional cricketer. (3, 3,7) 10— Cause to go round rubbish dump for salary. (7) 11— Somehow end at Italian poet. (5) 12— Wakes crookedly. (5) 14— Not at all pleased with X. (5) 18— Big feature of regular geometrical design. (5) 19— Strangely ran clue concerning structure of atoms. (7) 21— In which one learns to take the appropriate steps. (7, 6) 22— The vigour displayed by unusually green youth leader. (6) 23— It makes for stiffness in even the fittest archer. (6) Down 1— Part of the job of barricades is to stop. (6) 2— Such cover may be a burning issue. (4, 9) 3— get beaten in the end. (5) 5— Does he go on the ship as a paying guest? (7) 6— Poet possibly penned rude MSS. (6, 7) 7— Listen out for Christmas decoration? (6) 8— Sailor takes poem home. (5) 13— Time for removing irregularities? (7) 15— Pigheaded learner on the brink of making a promise. (6) 16— Hidden difficulties of getting horse in ship. (5) 17— Stock-rearing farm on billhead isn't the main establishment. (6) 20— One’s heart will be in it, of course. (5) (Solution on Monday) Yesterday’s solution Across: 1, Peerlessness; 7, Tower; 8, Wrote; 9, Any; 10, Recipient; 11, Thence; 12, Nimble; 15, Represent; 17, Dab; 18, Place; 19, Issue; 21, Shortstaffed. Down: 1, Philanthropy; 2, Low; 3, Spruce; 4, Newsprint; 5, Spoke; 6, Weather bound; 7, Thyme; 10, Racketeer; 13, Budge; 14, Remiss; 16, Peach; 20, Sea. 1