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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

21 Double double double (9) 28 Medium for broadcasting three variations (5) 29 Main source of nutrition (7) 10 Home brewing accessory (6) 11 Tools for regular travellers (6) 12 Putting wild cattle on a ship is

lacking sense (8) 15 Swimmer brings back one

young salmon in ten (8) 18 A Verdi composition that’s

different (6) 20 Sunlit cheek perhaps (6) 21 Conservative leader overcharged - that’s criminal (7) 22 A shade inexperienced? (5) 23 Make a smashing entrance

(4-5)

DOWN

02 I buy and sell to perfection (5) 03 Annoyed at being removed from the board? (6) 04 Twelve-inch pace? (8) 05 Run out on the sand (6) 06 This may be used to bring down a helicopter (7) 07 Objected when a publicity man conducted a survey (9) 11 First on the list of Christmas presents (9) 13 Study lines for speaking (8) 14 Thwarted by interbreeding? (7) 16 First-rate swimmer in far from peak condition? (6) 17 Rigid habit of the medieval ages (6) 19 Levels up still heading south (5)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

01 Composure under pressure (9) 08 Distinctive period of time (5) 09 Succeed (4,3) 10 Trade by exchange (6) 11 To present (6) 12 Goodbye (2,6) 15 Terrible (8) 18 Loll (6) 20 Wretchedness (6) 21 Young tree (7) 22 A large crow (5) 23 Dashing courage (9)

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02 In agreement (2,3) 03 Grasping (6) 04 Rabble (8) 05 Discussion (6) 06 A helping of food (7) 07 Of inferior quality (5-4) 11 Brand (9) 13 Means of checking attendance (4,4) 14 Thoughtful (7) 16 Throughout the course of (6) 17 Morose (6) 19 Person or thing doomed (5)