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Across 3— Laid about 100 without sympathy or calmness. (9) 8— Market backing for transport. (4) 9— Crew Oscar organised to protect the crops. (9) 10— A meal with one guest in the motorboat. (6) 11— Jaunt arranged by the ruling council (5) 14— Rant awfully about one form of transport. (5) 15— Must sweep up the dirt. (4) 16— Singer featured in a Britten oratorio. (5) 18— Girl kept company with the French ... (4) 20— .. and had bad company back for one purpose. (2,3) 21 and 26 Across—Rule Randy out-of-order in London. (5, 4) 24— I’m a bag-carrier in this country. (6) 25— Saint right to use fisherman in search for murderer. (9) 26— See 21 Across. 27— Ceremony takes a long time in the larder. (9) Down 1— Chalets it let out for sport. (9) 2— Debut at L.A. gymnastic meeting made the tables. (9) 4— Behold the Church of Scotland. (4) 5— About four around the island. (5) 6— Coins one found in tubes. (6) 7— Implement money-conversion. (4) 9—lnsufficient supply of descants. (5) 11— Machine-girl. (5) 12— Pa, I ban him for getting drunk as a newt. (9) 13— Cod and skates exchanged at the barriers. (9) 17— Some discover a dark side with this system. (5) 19— Flowery talk about the north. (6) 22— Anger affected Lear!s daughter. (5) 23— Neat eruption of a volcano. (4) 24— Rage about the tackle. (4). (Solution tomorrow) Yesterday’s solution Across: 1, Hits; 3, Disputes; 8, Rank; 9, Ascribes; 11, Philatelists; 13, Precis; 14, Button; 17, Single-handed; 20, Reasoned; 21, Roan; 22, Astonish; 23, Asps. Down: 1, Hornpipe; 2, Tensile; 4, Instep; 5, Particular; 6, Tibet; 7, Soso; 10, Taking down; 12, Anodynes; 15, Tedious; 16, Hewers; 18, Inapt 19. Area. fa