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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Rambling with company in a natural setting (10) 6 Record for parking on time (4) 10 The plant is lit up afresh (5) 11 Prominent feature of Anne’s room (5,4) 12 Notetaker or notemaker (8) 13 An unusual cut in a garment (5) 15 They’re not at home with regulations (7) 17 Dance for soldiers and surgeons (7) 19 Takes uncertain steps (7) 21 Reduce each broken pen (7) 22 Girl is entitled to April in Paris (5) 24 Dead centre? (8) 27 Two signs merge to show where to get

books (9) 28 Agitated nun that is upset about life’s

tedium (5) 29 Pity the girl (4) 30 Well, it is the right thing to do socially (2,4,4)

DOWN

1 I need nothing at getting up - or very little (4) 2 Cool, one has gathered (9) 3 Informed petty office he has a very thick

skin (5) 4 Variety of red rose seen in church (7) 5 Could be one rule man has broken (7) 7 A grain or a fruit (5) 8 Cutting out inner hesitation with training (10) 9 An example of the position one may

take up (8) 14 One sportsman seen to be all for a new

regime (10) 16 Nobody is in doubt that the raid is over (3,5) 18 Not one’s mother tongue but could be

pater’s one (9) 20 Notices amended in part (7) 21 Gets as far as waking up? (5,2) 23 An awkward brute to disprove (5) 25 Step - or part of one (5) 26 Business settled (4)