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Across I—Blows on feet? (5) 4—Happy birthday income? (7) 8— No clues could give advice. (7) 9— Extracted from Eskimo — large tooth. (5) 10— Distinctive feature of diplomatic communication. (4) 11— Lowering status causes dunderhead to have feelings. (8) 13— At which bookies and clients could be? (4) 14— Graduate gets chop — work out result for composer. (4) 16— Written things? (8) 17— The capital of Mexico’s London? (4) 20— Brag snake seen on street. (5) 21— Humorous drawing showing ring in box. (7) 22— Grew weary again, perhaps, and stopped working. (7) 23— Beer from the West in the principality. (5) Down 1— Room 2 In Parliament House? (6, 7) 2— Nobleman to be of importance. (5) 3— Therefore twice mediocre. (2-2) 4— Wave for making a wave? (6) 5— Tore palm out in time. (8) 6— Sir Walter with a girl he found out. (7) 7— Very good reasons for having sediment from black coffee? (6, 7) 12— Actor due to become teacher. (8) 13— Survive to the final wicket perhaps. (7) 15— Had a swordfight behind railings. (6) 18— Make the booty unusable? (5) 19— Boastful bird. (4) (Solution tomorrow)

Yesterday’s solution Across: 3, Slap-stick; 8, Hits; 9. Subscribe; 10, Landed; 11, Means; 14, Muses; 15, Game; 16, Edges: 18, Arum; 20, Irons; 21, Tempt; 24, Athens--25, Telegraph; 26, Urge; 27, Chorister. Down: 1, Whole-meal; 2, Stands out; 4, Laud; 5, Paste; 6, Tiring; 7, Cobs; 9, Sense; IF Might; 12, Saboteurs; 13, Persisted; 17, Sixth; 19* Meteor; 22, Paris;; 23, Leah; 24, Apse.