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ACROSS 1 Turn into rural organisation, with aim to win gold in 1,500 metres (5,4) 6 Get away from Capes, turning up at the end (6) 9 Successful record set in race at Whitsun (3) 10 Staff at English city create another, not necessarily united (10) 11 Find a rabbit, or hare, in old Whitehall department, in short (3) 13 Dairy product from Britain? That’s odd (4) 14 Old park in Alloa used for sporting events in the past (10) 15 Honour awarded to some sober citizens (3) 17 Turn up with Spades at Doncaster, Ipswich and Gillingham, initially (3) 18 Standard works on races at Epsom, Newmarket and Doncaster (8) 23 A new model worker found in

Northants (3) 24 Seabird spotted in late

afternoon, perhaps (4) 25 Excellent new trainer at top

English course (7) 26 Take in hot goods when about

to get ready (5) 27 At the end, faiied to finish in

range (5) 28 Tour de France winner got riches from old arrangement (5,6)

DOWN 1 Humorous verse might be

heard at Irish racecourse (8) 2 Wonder about a top runner

knowing the score (5) 3 Turns up when on top at games

of tennis (6) 4 Did one call time, at first, when

it’s exhausting (6) 5 The servants have to listen to

some workers (10) 6 Might finish up at at a team in

Lancashire (3) 7 Lots of players hit the back of

the net on Sunday (6) 8 Do the fans encourage their

team with their applause? (5) 9 Leading ladies take dangerous

drug with two hands (8) 12 Container just the right fit for

some ministers (7) 13 Offers to pay for lots at sales of

yearlings, for instance (4) 16 Standard set by prohibitionist,

as it were (6) 19 Left before broadcast at old

Millwall ground, no doubt (4) 20 Certain to start first before

English runner (4) 21 Evidently, there were no faults

at Hickstead (5) 22 The best find energy in old

miler (5) 24 Little bird got round old

European leader (4) 25 Top french race held in march,

in short (3)