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Press, 1 April 1989, Page 20

Across 7— Use a percolator for making a trifle! (6) 8— One from another play appearing among the actors in “Othello.” (6) 10 — Sounds like a more certain underwriter. (7) 11— By the end of spring, hybrid rose is a prickly bush. (5) 12— Topped with a bit of nice decoration. (4) 13— Restores a fragment in the manuscript. (5) 17—Right now a tree looks different. (5) 18 and 9 Down — What the dissatisfied broadcaster may do! (3,1,9) 22— Concerning a pugilistic contest. (5) 23— Trimmer vessel. (7) 24— One of four on the fiddle. (6) 25— Mechanical device for switching points. (6) Down

I—See 2 Down 2 and 1 Down — Gypsum appears, for list has been amended. (7,2,5) 3— drew up outside — that’s peculiar. (5) 4— Body of troops may be going to fire. (7) 5— What’s not true about material texture. (5) 6— It’s drier in the bathroom. (5) 9—See 18 Across. 14— The usual way to go around at home. (7) 15— Argue about being given a place in a poor side. (7) 16— Gossip circle will generate some heat! (3-4) 19— Flimsy timber used for putting up a plinth. (5) 20— Watered silk one gets in greater quantity. (5) 21— The tackle I had is inflexible. (5) (Solution Monday) Yesterday’s solution

Across: 1, Coups; 4, Appears; 8, Arsenal; 9, Torso; 10, Tots; 11, Made Fast; 13, Rack; 14, Acts; 16, Nightjar; 17, Iris; 20, Homer; 21, Rapture; 22, Punters; 23, Treat.

Down: 1, Craftsmanship; 2, Upset; 3, Sink; 4, Afloat; 5, Patience; 6, Aerials; 7, Short and sweet; 12, Scot-free; 13, Regimen; 15, Padres; 18, Rouse; 19, Spat.