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THE CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 One result of striking a match (7) 4 Clear the area (5) 7 Resistance units serving the Queen (4) 8 Previous warning of course has worked (8) 10 Sharply picked out (10) 12 Audible break in part of the barrel (6) 13 Produced a publication and is taken to court (6) 15 Unable to work after leaving the fraternity? (3,2,5) 18 All too human story in which evil makes a comeback (8) 19 Cheat the officer - he’s stupid (4) 20 Wicked impulse that makes men do havoc (5) 21 Went by inordinately pleased (7)
DOWN
1 Shout of joy of rock group given work (5) 2 Spotted things to play with (8) 3 Instruct but don’t allow to fly (6) 4 Stress follows before a claim (10) 5 Eager to work in silver (4) 6 Provoked by want to have gone ahead (7) 9 A verdict is reached in the end (10) 11 Great place for fresh air! (8) 12 Given instruction in law (7) 14 A wool-gatherer perhaps (6) 16 Estimated trade turnover (5) 17 Most desirable fruit (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Stated definitely (7) 4 Help over a difficulty (3,2) 7 Uninteresting (4) 8 A few (3,2,3) 10 Pungent-leafed salad plant (10) 12 Cowardly (6) 13 Angelic child (6) 15 Maintain solidarity (5,5) 18 Beat with heavy stick (8) 19 Culinary and medicinal herb (4) 20 First appearance in public (5) 21 Terrestrial (7)
DOWN
1 Bequeath income to (5) 2 Large and luxurious (8) 3 Various (6) 4 The largest portion (5,5) 5 Number of paying spectators (4) 6 Adage (7) 9 Permission to go ahead (5,5) 11 Flourish as threat (8) 12 Ill-natured (7) 14 From sea to land (6) 16 Sortie (5) 17 Deprived of feeling (4)