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Across I—Put the deck together ready for leaving? (4) 3— Inauspicious wrongdoing tires out. (8) 8— Put down help needed by learner. (4) 9— Huge dart upsets offspring. (8) 11— Get one’s view across to add to one’s score? (4, 3,5) 13— As relatively showy display of pussy willow? (6) 14— Cuts back on company making fine plaster. (6) 17— Don’t shirk making a stand as a conductor? (4, 3,5) 20— Meals supplied to sailors on the coast? (8) 21— Think deeply of the goddess. (4) 22— Give out writing instruments in side production. (8) 23— Venerable historian finds egghead somewhere to sleep. (4) Down 1— From lips come arts of disputation. (8) 2— Game insect. (7) 4— It takes me a long time to produce idols. (6) 5— Enjoying oneself before things actually start? (2,4, 4) 6— Not one famous painter is a superhuman person. (5) 7— In winter a really warm spell is unusual. (4) 10—Be on target and hit residence. (6, 4) 12— Building material produced by first company on island. (8) 15— Cut some material to make a two-piece. (7) 16— What some drinkers can wear? (6) 18— Collect a donkey in the morning. (5) 19— Employed editor from America. (4) (Solution tomorrow) Yesterday’s solution Across: 1, Aristocracy; 9, Olympic; 10, Binge; 11, Annie; 12, Rancour; 13, Osprey; 15, Pistol; 18, Alabama; 20, Thing; 22, Alibi; 23, Parties; 24, Penultimate. Down: 2, Rayon; 3, Supreme; 4, Oscars; 5, Robin; 6, Consort; 7, Potato salad; 8, Neurologist; 14, Praline; 16, Interim; 17, Carpet; 19, Adieu; 21, 5 4