Crossword:

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 Lever worked by foot is badly paled 4 Must change first pieces in a wicket 7 Part of race finish with a line that can’t be verified 8 Sort of printed letters 9 Have intentions to be close in habits 1 1 Hit hard on the ovine male 1 3 Search for the old Asian warrior person with Teutonic leader 1 5 Soup spilt around a musical composition 1 9 Loses race to create a popular meat dish 20 Could be a common civilian Army person’s shellfire 2 1 What comes is first deer then the duck

DOWN 1 Choose a hand tool for breaking up soil 2 Impede the progress of French narrative poem to be sung 3 One pulling with effort on a small sailing vessel 4 Showing good sense coming back inside when ashamed 5 Common procedure puts us on time 6 Pin goes first around the line when being inquisitive 1 0 Violent blows on masses of thick bushy hair 1 2 Sullenly ill- humoured, more so when upset 1 4 Some ingredients in a salve used about the nose 1 6 Finish on a high part and stand on its head 1 7 Fiddling Roman seen in a fine robe 1 8 Rapidly discharge fluid up or around

STRAIGHT CLUES

ACROSS 1 Foot lever 4 Stubby piece 7 Of olden days 8 Print letters 9 Intend 1 1 Male sheep 1 3 Go looking for 1 5 Musical piece 1 9 Meat dish 20 Shellfire 2 1 A duck

DOWN 1 Select 2 Keep waiting 3 Type of boat 4 Sensible 5 Amount utilised 6 Snooping 1 0 Big surprises 1 2 Very unhappy 1 4 Of the nose 1 6 Overturn 1 7 Roman emperor 1 8 Dispense fluid

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