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ACROSS 7 Leave shore - take up nautical career (2,2,3) 8 carried across water (7) 10 One who commissions and cuts (6) 11 To calculate cost, or calculation of cost (8) 12 Guv’nor - or stud! (4) 13 Two wheeled powered vehicle (10) 14 One of four arty places - two in London and each one in St Ives and Liverpool (4,7) 19 dish of meat topped with potato (7,3) 22 Set this running and let the dogs go.(4) 23 Device for keeping tea leaves out of the cup (8) 24 One who 7s (6) 25 Occupied - perhaps with forthcom- ing marriage? (7) 26 Collected documents - could well be sexed up (7) DOWN 1 Pig of a driver! 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Tel: 0870 4607806 quote RMT. Airport hotels / 15 days parking from £49 a couple. Tel: 0870 8444042 quote WZ587. Visit www.benefits.co.uk CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING To advertise contact Elaine Smith at Landmark Publishing Services Telephone: 020 7692 9292 £25 Prize Crossword No. 10 Send entries to Prize crossword, RMT, Unity House, 39 Chalton Street, London NW1 1JD by December 6 with your name and address. Winner and solution in next issue. set by Elk Winner of prize crossword No. 8 is Craig Diggins in North London Last month’s solution Dear editor, I am writing to you with regards to an article that appeared in the September issue of the RMT News. This item was discussed at our branch for various reasons, firstly, over the word ‘youth’, and also as the article seemed to imply that one of our branch representatives was not taking the annual Young Members conference seriously. Firstly, with regards to the word ‘youth’.At the Young Members conference held in Plymouth, a motion called on the union to replace all references to youth with ‘young members’.This was subsequently passed. Decision number CE188 states ‘That we note and adopt the report in full’ – the report being that ‘We recommend that the General Secretary be instructed to adopt the resolution in full, and that all references to ‘Youth’ in RMT material be replaced by ‘Young members’. However, the article on page 5 is entitled Youth on the move. Our branch finds this unacceptable.The continued use of the word ’Youth’ undermines not only our branch’s original motion, but the democratic decision taken by the council of executives. Secondly, we must take issue with the naming of one of our branch representative Dave Giles. 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