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Press, 6 November 1984, Page 16

Across 1— Professional man who goes to work on foot. (11) 9— He doesn’t believe in anything fancy. (7) 10— Ship, possibly a drifter. (5) 11— Sailor returned with an article to wash. (5) 12— Skin specialist. (7) 13— Charge back up in time perhaps, (6) 15— For him to laze is unusual. (6) 18— Farewell to not a bad run, but was nevertheless no hit. (4-3) 20— River of silver (5) 22— A torn stub joins at the sides. (5) 23— Rum makes saint wander. (7) 24— Agree with someone as tall as yourself? (3,3,2,3) Down 2— Earthquake centre. (5) 3— Train me to change gear. (7) 4— Sort of pastry brought round to spoil the appetite. (3, 3) 5— Put off Ted’s rise with hesitation. (5) 6— Talk about a northern dog. (7) 7— Literally, it had a very large population. (11) 8— True gauge of what’s left in the gin bottle? (6-5) 14— Possibly purse of plenty. (7) 16— Grass around the seaport. (7) 17— He should honour his agreement to the letter. (6) 19— Cook beats a mixture. (5) 21— A negative in some trouble. (5) (Solution tomorrow) Yesterday’s solution Across: 1, Spaniard; 5, Rail; 9, Stop; 10, Ignorant; 11, Meaty; 12, Lattice; 13, Stock breeders; 18, Resented: 19, Saps; 20, Portend; 21, Turns; ( 22, Sees; 23, Proceeds.

Down: 2, Patient; 3, Nepotic; 4, Regular reader; 6, Avarice; 7, Letters; 8, Loathe; 13, Stripes; 14, Observe; 15, Kennel; 16, Dispute; 17, Repined. d