Crossword: CRYPTIC CLUES

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ACROSS

1 A fissure starts running in falling snow 3 Athletes finish casual runs on hillsides 8 Brother breaks law in a fracas 9 Opened to viewers in first-class colour 1 0 Rue stay being undertaken at river mouths 1 3 Some augur unusual events for a spiritual guide

1 4 A few feet put in an enclosure

1 5 Fresh single fellows becoming journalists 1 9 Learner on isolated piece of land making knitted goods

20 Give permission to get in and confess 2 1 Dabble in water with a short oar

22 A fellow seen in a secluded valley

DOWN

1 Massage my last precious stone

2 Rate friends being those firmly associated with 4 A metal fastener put back on the climbing plant 5 One section may nail untidy one who loves celebrating

6 Moved obliquely when voted with those keeping left

7 Move lightly when fireworks start getting illuminated

11 Use another little lady’s name

12 A cereal grass produced in January each year 13 All go past first at a speedy gait on a horse 16 Spin around on a circular frame used for movement

17 Prolonged low sound from a person with nothing

18 Astonish one to deprive of consciousness

STRAIGHT CLUES

ACROSS

1 A break 3 Slants 8 A street fight 9 Ventilated 1 0 River mouth 1 3 Wise person 1 4 An enclosure 1 5 Journalists 1 9 Soft material 20 Own up to 2 1 An oar 22 A valley

DOWN

1 Precious stone 2 Mixed company with

4 A vine 5 A social type 6 Walked sideways 7 Fly around 11 Girl’s name 1 2 A cereal 1 3 Horse’s gait 1 6 Car part 1 7 Complain 1 8 Amaze