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Across I—Return small cakes as humiliating rebuff. (4) 3— Of no avail without footwear. (8) 8— No gathering of the Rolling Stones. (4) 9— Status as a candidate. (8) 11— Approximate numbers of rotund people? (5, 7) 13— Herd to become enraged. (3, 3) 14— Indispensable fastener. (6) 17— Super booster could be noisy. (12) 20— Barker’s way, perhaps — obstinately! (8) 21— Put down fifty needing help. (4) 22— Through which state and church are linked? (8) 23— Reject the notion of golden years in part. (4) Down 1— Or set-up under gloomy hat. (8) 2— Not a healthy noise from the United Nations? (7) 4— Get out in boat. (6) 5— Limited to one language and therefore unable to speak? (6-4) 6— The pick of the literary world. (5) 7— Herb is a man of great wisdom. (4) 10—Dexterity may be no disaster. (10) 12— Stay deaf, perhaps, for festival. (5-3) 15— In favour of temple for pagan. (7) 16— Merchant is one to put the cards on the table? (6) 18— Start, for example, in refuse container. (5) 19— Made up cheese. (4) (Solution tomorrow) Yesterday’s solution Across: 1, Not a bit of it; 9, Knock-up; 10, Arson; 11, Theme; 12, Shingle; 13, Honest; 15, Rattle; 18, Outlets; 20, Vault; 22, Kilns; 23, Run down; 24, Adolescents. Down: 2, Ozone; 3, Anklets; 4, Impost; 5, Okapi; 6, Insight; 7, Sketchbooks; 8, Interesting; 14, Nettled; 16, Advance; 17,, Usurps; 19, Easel;'2l, U-boat. (•>’ 't,