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CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 A measure for hayseeds? (4,5)
8 It is defined as a rule (5)
9 The child of a brave father (7)
10 He has a stable job (6)
11 Learn about the French doctor (6) 12 Mother is back in care, perhaps, in the USA (8)
15 He shows the way on the board or on the boards (8)
18 Naturally they have a shaky reputation as writers (6)
20 Call for resignation causes uproar (6) 21 A number put a match to the fuel (7) 22 Be way out about a point (5)
23 One is careful making them (9)
DOWN
2 Stagger out of a labyrinth (5)
3 Dope put in the soup (6)
4 Withdraw a summary (8)
5 One is often led to use it by mistake (6)
6 The converse of a district? (7)
7 The ways in which one charms (9)
11 Type of publication that is bound to last (4,5)
13 Product of a continental merger? (8) 14 New pointer of benefit to consumers (7) 16 A truce arranged between vicar and laity (6) 17 Distinguishing title to open my translation (6) 19 Inert form of chemical (5)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 Scrub (9)
8 Ooze out (5)
9 Renovate (7)
10 A stringed instrument (6) 11 Threaten (6) 12 Permanently (3,5)
15 Total disorder (8) 18 Hypnotic state (6) 20 Readily memorable (6) 21 In first position (7) 22 Quaintly amusing (5) 23 Behave hypocritically (9)
DOWN
2 A red cosmetic (5) 3 Underground passage (6) 4 Extravagant (8) 5 Expose pretensions of (6) 6 Promote (7) 7 Tedious (9)
11 A signalling system (5,4) 13 Uneasy (8) 14 Admonishment (7) 16 Saw (6) 17 Haphazard (6) 19 Artificial waterway (5)