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Across 1— Reserved a seafood stall? (11) 9—Not in favour of a profit, on the street. (7) 10— A boy returning as a foreigner. (5) 11— Praise former auction item given back. (5) 12— Like an island in Urals, perhaps. (7) 13— Sounds like an animal with a sore throat. (6) 15— People without help for a girl. (6) 18— Write back with melody from the Planets. (7) 20— Desire to get right inside the grotto. (5) 22— Not suitable sort of paint. (5) 23— Try to equal bird that’s dead. (7) 24— Trousers seen by campanologists. (4-7) Down 2— Brown bread? Cheers! (5) 3— Perplex in a negative way? (7) 4— Get boat in and out. (6) 5— Notes the apartments. (5) 6— Perhaps Sid felt smothered. (7) 7— Get the cards back and be involved. (4,1,4,2) 8— Charge before an admission. (8,3) 14— Calm returning father with pudding. (7) 16— Bill for current supplied to foreign nobleman. (7) 17— Mollusc with red toe, perhaps. (6) 19— Up to the time that the United Nations gets lit up. (5) 21— Does it warn a man with a weapon? (5) (Solution tomorrow) Yesterday’s solution Across: 1, Sensible; 5; Beth; 9, Loop; 10, Standing; 11, Bigot; 12, Leonine; 13, Mental balance; 18, Portrays; 19, Cure; 20, Initial; 21, Curve; 22, Gags; 23, Penitent.

Down: 2, Emotive; 3, Support; 4, Little Boy Blue; 6, Edition; 7, Hygiene; 8, Unroll; 13, Mopping; 14, Nursing; 15, Afraid; 16, Account; 17, Caravan.