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Solution to Crossword No. 1482. Across: I Martha 4 Slapdash

9 Novels 10 Colander 12 Agreeing 13 Stance 15 Anne 16 Powder-puff 19 Preference 20 Abut 23 Notice 25 Intimate 27 Hermetic 28 Daudet 29 Sing Sing 30 Reddle, Down: I Mandela 2 Reverence 3 Helmet 5 Lod 6 Plasters 7 Arden 8 Herself 11 Endowed 14 Educing 17 Upbraided 18 Teachers 19 Punches 21 Theatre 22 Pirate 24 Turin 26 Lion.

Winner: Mrs D. Troughton, Medway, 6 The Leep, Chesham Bois, Bucks.