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PUZZLE 14600

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Fancy a movie? (7) 5 Managed to be dressed like a priest (5) 8 Suspicious affair comedian is involved in (5,8) 9 A moss-strewn island of Greece (5) 10 Ill-starred men of commerce (7) 11 Chemical evidence of cannabis smoking? (6) 12 Starting with Virgo, Zodiac sign alters (6) 15 Enraged by exchange of letters (7) 17 Initially the club requires a light grip (5) 19 String reasons together somehow for an offence (13) 20 So the reformed show spirit (5) 21 Members of the orchestra who take a bow (7)

DOWN

1 Highly praises some pastries (5) 2 Her campaign to order a projector (13) 3 Greek hero oddly sly in habits (7) 4 Breaks out but the rest somehow holds up (6) 5 Country porcelain (5) 6 It is based on an earlier design (13) 7 Comes to a halt in winding side streets (7) 11 Soft childish toy causing childish chatter (7) 13 He charges a couple of hundred to the employer (7) 14 Loves one so dear perhaps (6) 16 Sprays of flowers (5) 18 Longs for trees (5)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Eager to rival or excel (7) 5 Exclude from admission (5) 8 In a safe place (3,2,5,3) 9 Accommodate (5) 10 Widespread (7) 11 Small and dainty (of a woman) (6) 12 Sullenly meditative (6) 15 Domestic cock (7) 17 Acknowledge (5) 19 Very latest (2,2,3,6) 20 Purchaser (5) 21 Short-handled axe (7)

DOWN

1 Notable period of history (5) 2 Treacherous (13) 3 Unorthodox (7) 4 Unkempt (6) 5 Evil spirit (5) 6 Verbally (2,4,2,5) 7 A payment to patent-holder (7) 11 To disquiet (7) 13 Person taking pragmatic view (7) 14 Back part of gun barrel (6) 16 Private teacher (5) 18 Act toward (5)