THE CROSSWORDS
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 The last word in dispute (9) 8 A right that is left for a spirit (5) 9 Counts things (7) 10 Is she mostly preferred for being fair? (6) 11 Complained when I’d gone out (6) 12 Camera in development in the States (8) 15 When women propose to break with tradition (4,4) 18 It shows a certain delicacy of feeling (6) 20 Show around Venice (6) 21 A dear old thing, perhaps (7) 22 This type of thing must fall (5) 23 Tennis shots popular with audiences? (5,4)
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2 One may be attached to a dog because of it (5) 3 Feel at home with nurse, so propose! (6) 4 Warmed drink for a dog (8) 5 Composer from Harlem (6) 6 Can come up in long boat (7) 7 Appearing every second (9) 11 Source of water intended to be helpful (4-5) 13 Returns from work or . . . (8) 14 . . . returns from business? (7) 16 Cathy’s rocking the boats (6) 17 Outcast with a song in his heart (6) 19 How to tell a foreign nobleman (5)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Admonish (9) 8 Home (5) 9 Easily broken (7) 10 Brusque in manner (6) 11 Tolerate (6) 12 In spite of everything (5,3) 15 Boots, shoes etc. (8) 18 For the most part (6) 20 Delicious drink (6) 21 Obscure (7) 22 Contaminate (5) 23 Rough, boisterous fun (9)
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2 Weird (5) 3 System of government (6) 4 Have force (8) 5 Work in trifling way (6) 6 Humorous (7) 7 Way of thinking (9) 11 Irreverent language (9) 13 End of the line (8) 14 Vanity (7) 16 Riches (6) 17 Stimulus (6) 19 Capital of Tibet (5)