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Press, 29 August 1984, Page 16

Across I—The food is beautiful, we hear. (4) 3— Result of having no holiday in Lent? (4, 4) 9—A hundred to reckon with the story. (7) 10— Frequently decimal? (5) 11— Homely furniture for birds? (4, 2,6) 13— Has the scabbard. (6) 15— Male to make the tea? Language! (6) 17— Gain from trip could be difference between cost and selling price. (6, 6) 20— Exclusive clique in the literary world. (5) 21— Weird - a quantity with just you and I in it? (7) 22— Number to include in statuette. (8) 23— Prop will remain. (4) Down 1— Absence of hills in the salt fens. (8) 2— Makes the boulders wobble? (5) 4— Statue is cunning in execution. (6) 5— Malcontent puts Russian money into uncertain market. (7-5) 6— Last longer than clothing for the open air? (7) 7— Sort of considerate. (4) 8— Throw into confusion by changing into neutral? (3, 3,2, 4) 12— Any wrens where long-necked birds are kept? (8) 14— Making a mistake about a personal adornment. (3-4) 16— Want ad to appear first thing in the morning. (2,4) 18— Apparition initially grips crowd. (5) igKFade out when hard of hearing. (4) ’i (Solution tomorrow)

Across I—They make measurements to some degree. (11) 9—Stick insect turned back. (3) 10— A very fair example of the gentler sex. (3, 6) 11— Switched off. (5) 13— Fancy piece of statuary round at home. (7) 14— The French kind of stitch is concealed. (6) 16— Book shelf to the right. (6) 18— Unusual respect for symbol of authority. (7) 19— He painted an individual in mountain setting. (5) 20— Central figure in commerce. (9) 21— The cry of the tailless bird. (3) 22— Outer protection for the native. (6-5) Down 2 and 12 Down—Memorable occasion when there’s a postal delivery from Moscow! (3-6, 3) 3— Brown bread for health! (5) 4— Tip has become a place for burnt-out material. (3-3) 5— get all confused by husbandry. (7) 6— Taking to the station and getting the engine working properly. (7, 2) 7— Annoying enough to distress certain people. (11) 8— A creed is not affected by profane act. (11) 12— See 2 Down. 15— short message allowed. (7) 17— Where Americans are going around, it makes a bigger bore! (6) 19—Part of the film on this period. (5) 21—Pass a hor|e without a tail. (3) 7 (Solution tomorrow)