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Press, 1 September 1986, Page 20

Across I—Find I’ve become entangled with cords. (8) s—See 9 Across ' 9 and 5 Across — No charge for the present. (4,4) 10— Describing verses conforming to the decimal system? (8) 11— Maud’s translated French writer. (5) 12— Splitting granite in pieces. (7) 13— It’s stated I’m never distracted by publicity blurb. (13) 18—Doesn’t stay engaged — as the lady’s hand will show! (5,3) 19 and 7 Down — Appear, as moths do. (4,2,5) 20— Leave an orchestra making a stage appearance. (7) 21— The first of the overtures I conducted is made to run smoothly. (5) 22— Ultimate pattern for footwear. (4) 23— To make smaller, remove the folds. (8)

Down 2 and 17 Down — How golf scores are computed? (2,5,7) 3— To dispose of bodies, put ’em in a box! (7) 4— Current means of keeping cattle within bounds. (8,5) 6— Tend to use a pen and ruler to make it, we hear! (7) 7— See 19 Across. 8— Unusual care about advertisement for shopping area. (6) 13— Quickest kind of service that’s carried out to the letter! (7) 14— They’re destructive lads running amok near the vehicle. (7) 15— Sapper on the flank to occupy a building. (6) 16— Automatic sewer. (7) 17— See 2 Down.

(Solution tomorrow)

Saturday’s, solution

Across: 1, Cohere; 4, Serbia; 9, Well-worked-out; 10, Round up; 11, Ashen; 12, Whack; 14, Shore; 18, Asset; 19, Passive; 21, An eye for an eye; 22, Medusa; 23, Tissue.

Down: 1, Coward; 2, Hold up his head; 3, Rowed; 5, Eye-wash- 6 Brotherliness; 7, Attune; 8, Drops; 13, Cutters; 15, Napalm; 16, Spoof-’l7’ Revere; 20, Spahi. ’ ’