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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Course set south in barren terrain (7) 5 Possibly eager to correspond (5) 8 Acts spiritedly but courts disaster (5,4,4) 9 Place me to the right of the subject (5) 10 Not having been given a good hiding? (7) 11 The first importance - or the second (6) 12 Slip up in the gun room (6) 15 Let nine out being merciful (7) 17 It may be said twice for comfort but not here (5) 19 They confuse some scholars about start of term (13) 20 Enough beer for a politician to
have around (5) 21 Private study (7)
DOWN
1 HQ of the French vessel (5) 2 American vessel showing political acumen (13) 3 Oriental of earnest disposition (7) 4 Rob and possibly hit a girl (6) 5 Fly from a ship (5) 6 Reforming the unit remembers repayment (13) 7 One constituent of fire may be oxygen for example (7) 11 Aimless sort of girl (7) 13 Made a move to train as a mechanic (7) 14 Good man maps out marks of official approval (6) 16 Make a run to clinch the match (5) 18 Some keep some souvenirs of where the Derby is run (5)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Small piece cut off (7) 5 Large cluster of insects (5) 8 Traditional unscientific beliefs (3,5,5) 9 Hungarian composer (5) 10 To comfort in disappointment (7) 11 Dismal (6) 12 Uncertain in prospect (6) 15 Shamefaced (7) 17 Make different (5) 19 Threat of military force (5,8) 20 Great fear (5) 21 West African country (7)
DOWN
1 Area of shallow water (5) 2 Absolutely necessary (13) 3 Useful hint (7) 4 Long narrow ditch (6) 5 A silken glossy fabric (5) 6 Completely in vain (3,3,7) 7 Inexplicable matter (7) 11 Adulterated (7) 13 Encourage (7) 14 Constantly (6) 16 Evil spirit (5) 18 Fit for a monarch (5)