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ACROSS 1 See preamble (14, three words) 9 Sore about deer (4) 11 Remuneration from 4 in dance, before discharge (10, two words) 13 Greek isle without cross and temple (4)

17 It's not the stomach of an insect! 5)

( 18 Small management investing currency in French departement

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20 Spirit returning sailor to pro- vince (8) 21 Girl embracing unknown social. ist (7) 23 Myths in translation for song- writer (7) 24 Track south to mere (5) 26 She's square (5) 28 Some cunning seen in chaos (7) 34 Compelling a chap to embrace Eric, writhing (8) 36 Rob bailiff, we hear (5) 38 Shudder in Ayr — long punish ment (5) 39 Outlining deposit on cell-walls (6) 40 Wayfaring — pistol has one in (4) 41 Wick's near here — barren plum uprooted (10, hyphened) 42 (Plagia)rise! (4)

43 A P.O. (Leeds 11) sorting item of post (14, two words) DOWN

1 Nominal leader who presents TV documentary (8) 2 These fellows are topless spies

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3 Lozenges (100) — doctor has one (6) 4 See 11 (4) 5 Stoker's losing English decrees

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6 Heathens suffering: one with wasting disease (7)

7 He comes later in time: a police- man (6) S Spenser's lofty name, specific- ally for carnivores (6)

12 Lonely? Fables adapted to mean the same (12, three words) 14 Evil spirit brooded over a Norse god (7)

22 Hoammer forward (7)

25 Determined, spreading 9 on clay (8) 27 Attribute of a clerk (7) 29 A churchman entering middle of basilica in part of Spain (7) 30 Gather on board boats (6) 33 Moral of story getting money for poet (6) 35 Ouida's new acoustic device (5) 37 Maths diagram of eleven numer- als (4)