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14 Down, Strauss opera island company's taken round Channel Islands
(9) C????????

16 Down Foreign surplus reduced in upturn in Russian bloc (9) E????????

18 Down, Petition in case's according to law (7) NO LETTERS

20 Down, US writer, badly hurt, to suffer losing one (7) NO LETTERS

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14d CAPRI C CI O

18d solicit (petition)

so licit

20d (James) Thurber
anag. hurt + be(a)r ?

16d extrinsic (foreign)

extr(a) in SIC (reverse of CIS - Russian bloc)