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Press, 3 July 1985, Page 16

Across 1— Wild animal and duck in drinking-place. (4) 8— Broadcast oration he’d prepared. (2,3,5) 9— Situation vacant — no stamp required when applying. (4,4) 10— Plunder to get implement back. (4) 12— Estrangement occurs when composer about again. (6) 14— Apply oneself wholly to remove the franchise? (6) 15— Confine within limits in winter? Never! (6) 17— Broadhead takes command of the frontier. (6) 18— Cause of perspiration in eliminating round? (4) 19— No-one backs checking accounts in preliminary hearing. (8) 21— The first stamp from Penelope, boycotted by union. (5,5) 22— Monotonous song from vespers. (4) Down 2— Possibly no fat rogue is unreachable! (3,2,5) 3— The way, we hear, to become firmly established. (4) 4— Curved span on street needs stiffener. (6) 5— Perceived to suffer captivity? (6) 6— Come a cropper at the beginning of winter? (4,4) 7— Wine on the red side. (4) 11— Attached to one’s dwelling at the firm’s expense. (2,3,5) 13— Encouraging to demolish a big tent. (8) 16— Disturbing barney close to. (6) 17— Blamed for creating a madhouse. (6) 18— Expectation of success in fourth operation. (4) 20— Remove part of statement a key witness made. (4) (Solution tomorrow) Yesterday’s solution Across: 7, Round; 8, Tribune; 9, Air fare; 10, Hoist; 12, Foot-faults; 15, Enterprise; 18. Slots; 19, Patrons; 21, Sea-legs; 22, Dance. Down: 1, Breathless; 2, Currv; 3, Idea; 4, Street; 5, High mass; 6, Audible; 11, Taskmaster, 13, Onrushes; 14, Ottoman; 16, Repast; 17, Joint; 20, To-do.