Mercury (Hobart)

Crossword:

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CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Cart takes manoeuvrin­g for those who hit first

7 More adept at running back incomplete doggerel babblings

8 When not out give permission to allow entry

9 Short trips from ten Romans in courses alteration­s

13 Uncivilise­d people sin and Barbara takes part

19 How it bores one to be alcohol free

20 Any on camera that would displease authoritie­s

21 Worked out with great care in the lab or a teaspoon

DOWN

1 A glass container is unclosed

2 Let out a former ancestor of the email

3 Decor fully suited for a Greek island

4 Lives to perform sinful acts

5 A simultaneo­us discharge of numerous guns by a member of a quasi-military organisati­on

6 Have strong dislike of odd diet on trial 10 Front circle second class law enforcemen­t branch

11 Mr Gershwin has a certain air about him

12 Ill-treated a passenger vehicle acquired lately

14 Bluer item of Russian currency

15 James the second tips over the data base of a main blood vessel

16 As an adult in the insect world I’m past it 17 And there’s no disguising it as a tree in Australia

18 Informatio­n unit in Rugby terms

STRAIGHT CLUES

ACROSS

1 Raiders

7 More qualified

8 A bay

9 Outings

13 Ignorant, uncouth persons

19 Habitually temperate

20 Irritate

2 1 Worked out with great care

DOWN

1 Door position

2 Teleprinte­r exchange (abb)

3 Greek island

4 Vices 5 Artillery salute

6 Hate

10 Early police group (init)

11 … Gershwin

12 Spoke rudely

14 Monetary unit of Russia

15 Main trunk of the arterial system

16 Adult insect

17 Tree with yellow edible fruit

18 Eight bits

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