Mercury (Hobart)

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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

4 One who attends to the lawn starts with more changes

7 Some Samoan bird in New Zealand

8 Clear away debris from little dog after a short time (3,2)

9 Al’s eyesore was saturated with sodium chloride 10 Small bird is one of three numbers drawn together

11 Petty quarrel at home when seen to eat lunch in India

13 Fastidious one inside hall right from the start 14 Large deposit of ore sounds like quite a burden 17 Such eclair is hostess’s delight, including one from Dublin

18 Make some alteration­s for people in advertisem­ent

19 Hard hit when leaders labelled as marauders 20 Give strengthen­ing call to all in line

DOWN

1 Heavenly traveller with the setter in bed 2 Slice up with fair movement on the surface only

3 Camp stretchers could cover some charges forelectri­city

4 Resin from a small tree ends from a single nervous movement 5 Uncultivat­ed beautiful plants on untamed waterways ...

6 ... beam on some textile fibre 12 Foolishly acted without forethough­t 13 Member of a monastery seen previously 15 Provide with funds on the way down again 16 US State member tasked to give an appearance of newness

STRAIGHT CLUES ACROSS

4 A grass cutter 7 Large bird 8 Clean away (3,2) 9 Saline 1 0 Waterbird 11 Light snack 1 3 Original 1 4 Mineral reef 1 7 From Ireland 1 8 Change 1 9 Hit hard 20 Call together

DOWN

1 Celestial body 2 On the outside only 3 Electric charges 4 A resin 5 Bush plants 6 Fine material 1 2 Impetuousl­y 1 3 Previous 1 5 Give as a gift 1 6 Part of a shoe

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