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Across I—Kind of varnish provided by company colleague. (5) 4_Precise arrangement used by those who prepare food. (7) 8— Partly discover allusion to this garment. (7) 9— Young member of the family squandering coins. (5) 10— See 6 Down. 11— Wonder whether to blend this tea before starting exports. (8) 13— Pity it’s only a small part of the Old Testament. (4) 14— See 18 Down. 16— Didn’t go to sea in a rush. (8) 17— Copies part of a shape symmetrically. (4) 20— Languid feeling that makes some of the children nuisances. (5) 21— Play on words? (7) 22— They slip easily from a shelf in the ship. (7) 23— As cads, they’re trodden underfoot. (5) Down 1— Stuffy army accommodation at which hand-to-hand fighting takes place. (5,8) 2— Kind of meal done bit by bit. (5) 3— Hang around for some bread. (4) 4— This will even out the wave. (6) 5 — ignominiously dismisses the accountants. (8) 6 and 10 across—Soldier observes the detectives. (7,4) 7—Lack of feeling shows stupidity. (13) 12— Taking industrial action is attractive. (8) 13— More can be distracted by novel story. (7) 15— They are intended to keep out the receivers. (6) 18 and 14 across—But it’s not the source of timber for aircraft. (5-4) 19—What the witness gives evidence on. (4) (Solution Tomorrow) Yesterday’s solution Across: 3, Dramatist; 8, Raid; 9, Attribute; 10, Castle; 11, Fleet; 14, Drone; 15, Tent; 16, Yards; 18, Read; 20, Error; 21, Nomad; 24, Return; 25, Bookmaker; 26, Alas; 27, Sturgeons.

Down: 1, Procedure; 2, Kinswomen; 4, Rate; 5, Moral; 6, Tablet; 7, Site; 9, Alley; 11, Fired; 12, Tearfully; 13, Sternness; 17, Sever; 19, Docker; 22, Amaze; 23, Port; 24, Rein.