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Across I—Soap on a rope, perhaps. (5) 4—Feeble man gets a lot out of work. (7) 8— Schoolmaster in the race dispute. (7) 9— Lowest point in the drain, perhaps. (5) 10— Result of a terrible feat. (4) 11— Points to dance once seen in cinemas. (8) 13— Dick Fosbury’s high jump failure. (4) 14— Sour pie. (4) 16— Firm Clare’s set up to make boats. (8) 17— Singer seen in “The Waltons.” (4) 20— Anger the northeastern girl. (5) 21— What Mr Stone becomes. (7) 22— Sound man who is sincere. (7) 23— Some heat for the marines. (5) Down 1— Rusty, like a retired doctor? (3, 2,8) 2— Demand to be precise. (5) 3— The pain 8 across has. (4) 4— Kill the returning Grand National horse. (6) 5— Ann' Miles is out to become a football official. (8) 6— Not the happiest of dads set out. (7) 7— Roll a large map out to reveal a quadrilateral. (13) 12— Study the island of sand and cement. (8) 13— Tolerate an ancestor, say. (7) 15— Allow to do something to hair. (6) 18— Turner’s machine is made up of French and English articles. (5) 19— Dynasty returns — it may have bite. (4) (Solution tomorrow) Yesterday’s solution

Across: 3, Breakdown; 8, Took; 9, Batteries; 10, Litter; 11, Chief; 14, Leave* 15, Rash; 16, Turns; 18, Fuss; 20, Clear; 21, Earls; 24, Always; 25, Reondite; 26, Luce; 27, Loathsome. <

Down: 1, Still-life; 2, Lost cause; 4, Rear; 5, Aitch; 6, Darker; 7, Weep; 9, Beset; 11, Corks; 12, Face value; 13, Pharisees; 17, Scale; 19, Sat out; 22, Lidos; 23, Veto; 24, Atljpi.