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Press, 10 February 1989, Page 8

'Across I—Dexterous and most valuable assistant. (5-4, 3) 7— Money found in a drain. (5) - 8— Eastern European vet, say. (5) . 9— Manage to take part in the Olympics. (3) 10— Food at the end of the meadow for a thrush. (9) 11— An idea for recreating her toy. (6) 12— Warden’s name. (6) 15— Around which people hold hands? (4, 5) 17— Garland from a little island. (3) - 18— care about this girl. (5) ' 19—Wood brought out by one. (5) 21—Where the shop’s income is listed in contracts. (12) Down ' 1— What one making a comeback needs? (6, 6) 2— Weight not returned. (3) 3— Marine confused by fliers. (6) 4— Degeneration of French modulation. (9) 5— Possibly near a stadium. (5) 6— They create revolutionary devices. (12) 7— Study the South-East — it’s thickly populated. (5) 10—Splendid speed one attains in bottom gear. (5-4) 13— Not an early race. (5) 14— The aim is to protest. (6) > 16— Rule on a cause of flooding, say. (5) 20—All right to have one in a tree. (3) , (Solution tomorrow) Yesterday’s solution Across: 4, Acquits; 8, Utopia; 9, Trestle; 10, Sits in; 11, Lionel; 12, Deadline; 18, Testator; 20, Turner; 21, Divide; 22, Perhaps; 23, Meagre; 24, Astride. —2 : ;—

Down: 1, Outside; 2, Footman; 3, Finial; 5, Careless; 6, Upshot; 7, Tiller; 13, Intrepid; 14, Strings; 15, Creeper; 16, Buyers; 17, Anchor; 19, Tailed.