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Is 2down "Notice what has to be kicked in competition" - Find the ball??
Also 8a. Force coming from member that is left outside? I???L and 10a. Drunk on about one and three qurter pints. L???E
I thought I was doing well until I got stuck up in that top right hand corner!!! Many thanks in advance for any help.

Drunk on about one and three qurter pints. LITRE

IMPEL

spot the ball
and I got expel - expel means force!

Force coming from member that is left outside

member = mp
that is = ie
left = l
impel

Thanks, my education is improving!

Don't understand 10A .... LITRE. Please explain.

LIT (or LIT UP) means drunk or intoxicated

RE = on or "on the subject of"

a LITRE is about one and three-quarter pints

I bet a lot of people have solved this without realising why!

OK .. but LIT is not in my Chambers!!

Don't also understand 9A and the Earl bit.

Bob

Lit up meaning drunk is in Chambers but its under the entry for Light up