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Across 1— Drawer or checker. (11) 9—Assign to a quiet spot. (7) 10— Foreign man returning to one. (5) 11— On which views may be aired? (5) 12— The Spanish, for example, worker is gentele. (7) 13— Performing as a temporary substitute. (6) 15— Braved changing part of speech. (6) 18— Banger is South African custom. (7) 20— Up to the time that the new unit gets left on. (5) 22— Drain out at the lowest point. (5) 23— Charge various nutters. (7) 24— Parlour offering space for 1 to work in. (7, 4) Down 2— Quick to take piano in incursion. (5) 3— Fabulous creature getting cereal at university. (7) 4— Strong dislike for a colour used by milliners. (6) 5— Hue’s that’s not light. (5) 6— Cause trouble for a soldier at the gallery. (7) 7— Terrifying when using gel? (4-7) 8— Tiny bits ail, perhaps, due to unsteadiness. (11) 14— A heavenly noise. (7) 16— He’s sceptical about our debt. (7) 17— River cut off by the north. (6) 19— A pointer from the bow. (5) 21— New tour taking in the right location in Cornwall. (5) (Solution tomorrow)

Yesterday’s solution Across: 1, Stripper; 5, Ecru; 9, Drop; 10, Gainsays; 11, Water; 12, Eritrea; 13, Horse chestnut; 18, Dog-Latin; 19, Ices; 20, Opiates; 21, El|er, 22, Knew; 23, Nepotjsm. y,

Down: 2, Tornado; 3, Impress; 4, Evade the issue; 6, Chagrin; 7, Upstart; 8, Antics; 13, Haddock; 14, Ragtime; 15, Enacts; 16, Triplet; 17, Useless. _