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In place of fighting a sober man would choose deserting (7) People in office (5) Ring in, child, without delay (4) They fly to Riva as a change (8) Little Diana’s accused, but let off (10) Spirit in a whole army or in one man (6) A very loud fish creates a disturbance (6) Assignment requiring a number and place (10) Believed it was put to one’s account (8) A sneer? I beg to differ (4) Has to rearrange promises (5) Rages on about fruit (7)

Monotonous (7) Entire range (5) Principal (4) League (8) Journey to a shrine (10) Infatuated (6) Military rebellion (6) Huge horned animal (10) Introductory event (8) Astound (4) US president, 1969-74 (5) Study of earth’s crust (7) 1 2 3 4 5 6 9

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Brought down to earth (5) They keep supporters out of sight (8) Control Earth’s gravity over the Pole (6) Disagreeable situation for a country to find itself in (5,2,3) Occupying a pre-eminent position at work (4) Period without food appears to pass quickly (4,3) Extremely painful afflictions (10) Teaching climbers? (8) Hide in North Africa (7) Resign because of one’s self-image? (6) One doesn’t have to have them (5) One way or another, we go first (4)

Hike (5) Submissiveness (8) Highly seasoned sausage (6) Sharing expenses equally (5,5) Look after (4) Curative treatment (7) Brass wind instrument (6,4) Text of an opera (8) Expressionless (7) Not duly honoured (6) Cloudless (5) Wheedle (4)