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Two-in-One Cryptic and Definition

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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Dogs cause a quarrel in the crowd (8) 5 A certain amount of tobacco for a pound (4) 9 This bird is a loud hooter (4) 10 Celebratio­n that produces festive song round the States (8) 11 The sailing tackle I had is not pliable (5) 12 It’s obvious I’ve been set back by depression (7) 13 Certainly not hard at the core (6-7) 18 In which musical compositio­ns are recorded? (4-4) 19 What is usually accepted in mensuratio­n or mathematic­s (4) 20 Where one may find rhymes upside down! (7) 21 Road transport - or train! (5) 22 It may come from having a shave (4) 23 Had no hesitation in saying tea-dress needs restyling (8)

DOWN

2 Notice a strange poisonous plant (7) 3 Correspond­ed with everybody in restricted surroundin­gs (7) 4 They cast some light in the target area (5-8) 6 Not yet out of pocket! (7) 7 Not kept neat (7) 8 Celebrated bare back rider (6) 13 Preparing the leather and using it! (7) 14 Indigenous types in vast disturbanc­e round the East (7) 15 You’ll find me returning to the ship to do this (6) 16 Sounds as if a soldier without any promotion will cause acrimony (7) 17 This will painfully affect the listener (7)

SIMPLE CLUES ACROSS

1 Magnificen­t (8)

5 Joins (4)

9 Support (4)

10 A murderer (8)

11 Comical (5)

12 A drop (7)

13 Unpleasant (13)

18 Germanic (8)

19 Ill (4)

20 Loss of memory (7) 21 Lid (5)

22 Inform (4)

23 Harsh (8)

DOWN

2 Confuse (7)

3 Cost (7)

4 Trivial (13)

6 Agitate (7)

7 Genuine (7)

8 Large monkey (6) 13 Pariah (7)

14 Diary (7)

15 Select (6)

16 Decamp (7)

17 Reading desk (7)

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