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CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 2 Bill something put up for publicity 5 Come down on a gold vehicle 7 A pecan produced as a little appetiser 8 Some old compasses that are really out- of- date 1 1 Started looking after derelict boy 1 2 Very durable Australian author 1 4 Independent resident in Shire possibly needs a year to taper off 1 6 Put a stop mark on breaking point 1 7 Intention to make a claim on a part 1 8 Act evasively to get a seat in the theatre 20 Quick and lively in movement cleverly contrived 2 1 Lost strength when first tiled badly 22 Very threatening noises from some traffic mix- ups

DOWN 1 Begins another day doing similar increases 2 Container returned to the last brownish colour 3 A sandy stretch for one part of the week 4 Upset idler leaps around in a rope-soled sandal 6 Phantom maybe has a top pair in trouble 9 A mother for the leading man 1 0 Don’t change the type in most ethnic groups 1 2 Starts holding a fist to the dagger handle 1 3 Nothing false about going with a learner 1 5 Personal quality seen in a product from trees 1 8 Plies the needle in several ways 1 9 Fit enough to get in the tea blessing ceremony

STRAIGHT CLUES

ACROSS 2 A placard 5 Type of car 7 Finger food 8 Old fashioned 1 1 A boy 1 2 Tough 1 4 Property owner 1 6 Outer edge 1 7 Prepare to shoot 1 8 A stable part 20 Very active 2 1 Became limp 22 Angry sounds

DOWN 1 Makes additions 2 Purplish brown 3 A day 4 Type of shoe 6 A ghost 9 First man 1 0 Leave as is 1 2 A handle 1 3 Factual 1 5 Lumber 1 8 Stitches 1 9 With ability