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Across 1— Tube that’s not fine enough? (11) 9—Striking success? (3) 10— Perhaps I can’t earn when under hypnosis. (2,1,6) 11— Jewels from the seaside? (5) 13— Class of marines, possibly. (7) 14— Layers of tar put back on a road by one. (6) 16— Firmly state that sin is wrong at first. (6) 18— A plain American? (7) 19— One purchasing a cattle shed, say. (5) 20— Heather getting Reg in trouble by sauntering. (9) 21— English port or American whiskey. (3) 22— Post that can be kept or broken. (11) Down 2— Hazel, for instance, returns the barrel. (3) 3— Wickedness of unusual lives. (5) 4— Expressionless girl in extremely giddy state. (6) 5— He enjoys having a row. (7) 6— Possibly ninety-ton unimportant person. (9) 7— Deficiency in what the barman takes care of? (5, 6) 8— sign for office workers. (11) 12— Start to play? (7, 2) 15— Poor Ted is destroyed by a missile. (7) 17— Singer about to quit. (6) 19—High-ranking Muslim woman out to bug me. (5) 21—Man finding nothing in the navy. (3) (Solution tomorrow) Yesterday’s solution Across: 1, Lift; 3, Newscast; 9, Forward; 10, Atlas; 11, On the way down; 13 Escape; 15 Spades; 17, In triplicate; 20, Alibi; 21, Adheres; 22, Spectres; 23, Owed.

Down: 1, Left over; 2, First; 4, Endear; 5, Stand-up fight; 6, Allowed; 7, Task; 8, Make-up artist; 12, Assessed; 14, Confine; 16, Opiate; 18, Arrow, 19, Pass.