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17a Perks: foremost of station-masters in popular timeless novel
t?p? I have "tips" but why?
21d editorships regularly wanted on Sun for Murdoch?
i?i? I think "iris" but why
23:46 Sat 12th May 2012
 
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3rd, 6th, and 9th letters of editorship +S...sun =Iris. and Iris Murdoch, a novelist
21 every third letter of editorships on s(un)
Tips - anag (novel) foremost letters of 'Station-masters In Popular Timeless'

Iris - every 3rd letter (regularly, of) 'edItoRshIps' + s(un)
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Thank you both - I feel stupid now!
TIPS is novel arrangement of first letters of stationmasters in popular timeless.
IRIS comes out of every 3rd letter of Editorships, plus S for Sun.
One puzzling me is 22 across: With change of direction hits clapped-out vehicles. Looks like CROCKS. But why?

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