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4. 8. 9. 10.

Crockery set the waiter gives you? (7)

Type inclined to be emphatic? (6)

Not straight (7)

It may comfort a baby or disconcert (6) 11. Not a bit of work (8) weather (6) excited (7) it! (6) 12. A watercolour? (3,5) 18. More than satisfied at 20. Stay over with me in wet 21. Rather earlier (6) 22. Strange men fail to get 23. Against poetry, say (6) 24. Housing row? (7) 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7.

Journalist? (7)

Not wholly biased (7)

Stern guide? (6)

Testimony that even dice are thrown (8)

Springs, often underground (6)

Shows approval for a drinking toast (6) 13. In distribution of income the company is thrifty (8) 14. Dress for dinner, perhaps (7) 15. Speech and attire of modern times (7) 16. Causing a scene at spiritualist’s meeting (6) 17. Sea salt? (6) 19. Hordes going over a

Greek island (6)