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the crosswords
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Nothing new about her being shown out (7) 4 Took speedy steps against opposition (5) 7 How love is represented in a cold climate? (4) 8 Yields from TV shares (8) 10 Notes or coins for the newsboy? (5,5) 12 Hold up means I’m deep in trouble (6) 13 What most fish have to be weighed on (6) 15 Side given drink for morale? (4,6) 18 Wrote music for feeling relaxed (8) 19 She arranges articles back to back (4) 20 Hothead in Chinese secret society gets the lash (5) 21 Extend a term of imprisonment (7)
DOWN
1 Open closed teeth (5) 2 A piece for brass and wind instruments (8) 3 Monster in women’s clothing? (6) 4 A book to be critically examined but not purchased (6,4) 5 A situation for being patient (4) 6 Diana’s a girl cashier (7) 9 Rock music by Brahms for instance (6,4) 11 Instrument certainly shorter when broken (8) 12 Add 51 to 49 - a hundred. It is not right (7) 14 Urges some simple translation (6) 16 Refuse to give time to an outbreak (5) 17 Doctor on morning rounds (4)
ACROSS
QUICK CLUES
1 Display proudly (4,3) 4 Shooting range (5) 7 In a different way (4) 8 Answer to problem (8) 10 Provoke argument (4,1,5) 12 Pamper (6) 13 Evaluate (6) 15 The intricacies of a situation (3,3,4) 18 Spicy (8) 19 Reasonable (4) 20 Faint-hearted (5) 21 Likely to collapse (7)
DOWN
1 Bog (5) 2 Cloudy and dull (8) 3 Romp (6) 4 Dismiss curtly (5,5) 5 Tenuous (4) 6 Winding (7) 9 Accept control of (4,2,4) 11 To subject to restrictions (8) 12 An agreement between parties (7) 14 Light slender sword (6) 16 Wretched (5) 17 Period of prosperity (4)