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YESTERDAYPatsy’s date of birth? (9) DOUBLESUPBends over painfully having strong drink on top of another (7,2) FULLMARKSHighest possible test result (4,5) HOWMOVING“So poignant!” ERRANDBOYYoung male gofer MARESNESTTotal mess ELSEWHERE… we see her gallivanting around Lima and other places (9) SHOUTOUTSPublic expressions of thanks YEARNINGSVariable pay packet leads to such desires (9) SPOTCHECKA random test that a dermatologist might do DOWNSOUTHIn Dixieland (where Enoch Powell was MP) MOODSWINGUnpredictable emotional shift HOWLOVELY“So delightful!” HOWAREYOU“Is everything good?”