the crosswords
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Perfectly impractical? (10)
8 Share out everyone has to go back for (5) 9 Country in strife produces traumas (7) 10 Any girl who pleases may have one (7) 11 Many items entered by jousting knights (5) 12 Where the Ark went fast (6) 14 Consents, but will be a long time coming round again (6)
17 Research put into new model vending machine (5)
19 Tragic girl providing freshly made treacle (7) 21 Given to change, yet preventing its political implementation (7)
22 Not all separate (5)
23 English city that supplies wines to the right place! (10)
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2 Raising one’s hat to a girl presents a problem (7)
3 Albert and Jack in church (5)
4 New rents I introduce (6)
5 Get mail sorted in the interval (4-3) 6 Names landmarks or eyesores, we hear (5) 7 Not a true origin of race, perhaps (5,5)
8 A very original couple (4,3,3)
13 Studio that is later converted (7) 15 Exemplary piece of literary work (7) 16 Stoops to changing the design (6)
18 Ease off the downward pressure? (3,2) 20 Blending tea or writing poetry you need her (5)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Past times (10) 8 Candid (5) 9 Stillness (7) 10 Lockjaw (7) 11 Rhythmical beat (5) 12 Narrow down (6) 14 Well trodden (6) 17 Quiet in colour (5) 19 Soften the impact of (7) 21 Exacerbate (7) 22 Awry (5) 23 Subsequently (10)
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2 Lofty (7)
3 Symbol (5)
4 Stand firm (6)
5 Cast shadow over (7) 6 Of the kidneys (5)
7 The present time (4,3,3) 8 Ultramodern (10) 13 Great slaughter (7) 15 Thin, slow flow (7) 16 Agree (6)
18 To suit (5)
20 School’s teachers (5)