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Down clue
Shun this short notice (9).

A T T E N T I O N fits the answer.

ATTENTION as a notice.

Where does SHUN come in? The sound of ATTENSHUN? What about the rest? AT TEN. Is that supposed to indicate short notice e.g. at ten (o'clock)? Or am I barking up the wrong tree altogether and not seeing the obvious?!!

In military drill the command "attention" is shortened to "shun"

Aha! Thanks, chrisg.

Down clue:

President needs hand with job (10).

- - T - - - R - N -

Across clue:

Standard of keenness of big name acting in something dirty (7).

- - A - A - D

Both answers to the above have the same initial letter.

President Mitt errand

second one Mustard (star in mud)

Excellent. Keen as mustard! I had a wrong letter going across - an A instead of S. I had an anagram of Danes for the name of a battle as ANDES but it should have been SEDAN.

Now I have one more to do to finish. Let's see if I can get it. Cheers, chris.