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CLUES Country paper Forewarns of witches in Scotland Forced in and excavated Spenser's harden last Once one who walked unsteadily was a trifler Prickly and opposed to the face Some who play are musicians A sort of band or cloth Unfavourably in a way that turns to an Axis Rearrangement in a new edition ACROSS 5 Song about a service type's diffi- culty (6) 9 Draw together a number of horses — 101, about? (10)

14 Query excluding royalty in re- versal of direction down under (3)

16 Murphy to Jock's a most scruffy bind (6) 17 Record's single backing that's about right (5) 20 In a state, a sailor's manifesta- tions (7) 22 Sort of liquid discharge a pig tips back (7) 24 Thus spooks note a former col- league (7) 25 Fashion a number according to key (5

28 A heav) enly body and frame of mind to write about for a start (7)

31 Agrees to being dispatched in a boat (7) 33 Garland safe for casual wear (7) 37 The Frenchman's lady-love? (5)

38 A flaming rocket from the Head (5)

39 Belief in an almighty complaint of over-indulgence in tea (6) 40 A clergyman s inwardly prevail- ing . . . 41 . . . diligence is initially novel, having 10 sent back inside (10) 42 Take exception to being taken to heart by 43 (6) 43 Grants favours (8) DOWN 1 Fit one politician up with it, with your capital openness to influ- ence (13) 3 It helps a writer rise above de- lay, as it were (6) 4 A boundary of trees (5)

6 Rustic seat with nap out of trim (7)

7 The continuous beat of a drum? A cane! (6) 10 Swimming before the middle of winter upset a Scotsman (6) 11 One tradesman into rates could be (9) 12 Stupidity, having left 9 or 12 points out! (13) 13 Appropriate dress for the single man? (8) 19 Sheet produced by moralists (9) 23 Soaks taking in a foreign wine V 27 ) Enzyme got from 4 half-nuts (7) 29 Taken out free (6) 32 Playthings left on board (6) 36 Butter up, say, a man inside (4)