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CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Potpourri of edibles for a French music master (7)

5 They may be raised if he’s taking in work (5) 8 A craft based on fundamental duplicity? (9) 9 It has a strong pull in the port trade (3) 10 Wine container (4)

12 Suspicious characters (8)

14 Many take the bird to be cowardly (6)

15 It may be a sheet of heavy weight on a bed (6)

17 Rife, perhaps, and it spreads rapidly (8)

18 A good song? (4)

21 Some of those at table tuck in (3)

22 Free of entanglements (9)

24 Legal actions? (5)

25 Bob may be crusty about a point (7)

DOWN

1 Cuts off import and export facilities (5) 2 Allow for rent (3)

3 Off it goes to wreak destruction (4)

4 A vicar’s address (6)

5 Won’t you find footnotes in it? (8) 6 Obviously I am taken in with forbearance (9) 7 Nominally commits oneself to work? (5,2) 11 She makes hot claret (9)

13 They’re not bound to be distributed (8) 14 Neat attendant (7)

16 He gives notice (6)

19 One wants to be so described (5)

20 A row about it mounts (4)

23 A fool who could be taken for a ride (3)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

DOWN

1 Mythical winged horse (7) 5 Custom (5) 8 Policeman’s baton (9) 9 Silvery metal (3)

10 A German white wine (4) 12 Greek hero in Trojan war (8) 14 Delightful (6)

15 Fine quality cigar (6) 17 Southern US state (8) 18 Immediately following (4) 21 Shrub of camellia genus (3) 22 To backfire (9)

24 A very thin pancake (5) 25 Able to pay debts (7) 1 Set up firmly in place (5) 2 Large African antelope (3) 3 So great (4)

4 Oration (6) 5 Disadvantage (8) 6 Domineering older woman (9) 7 North African country (7) 11 Complete defeat (9) 13 Open to suggestion (8) 14 Severe (7) 16 Renowned (6) 19 Cramped (5)

20 In good health (4) 23 Overwhelming wonder (3)