Irish Independent

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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Many are to issue a challenge (4) 3 One who trains regularly? (8) 9 It is very boring and is due to be altered (7)

10 A point always separate (5) 11 How one knows immediatel­y that someone is surprised (4,3,5) 13 Wit from a priest (6) 15 Is elected to boards? (4,2) 17 An infant prodigy, which is hardly surprising (6,6)

20It comes in the tax (5) 21 Strangely one isn’t under stress (7) 22 Stopped sorting out retreads (8) 23 Escape and feel confused (4) DOWN 1 Under no obligation to observe the customs? (4,4) 2 Set method of communicat­ion (5) 4 Love duets freshly turned out (6) 5 Fail to understand decimals correctly? (4,3,5) 6 Servant trouble makes them harder to run nowadays (7) 7 Unusual way to serve meat (4) 8 Woman of letters (12) 12 Charm one’s way in (8) 14 Hint for a dog (7) 16 Decide to stay (6) 18 Try to get well (5) 19 It has caused many deaths in Vietnam (4)

SIMPLE CLUES ACROSS

1 Get up (4) 3 Trustworth­y (8) 9 Architect (7) 10 Cog (5) 11 Obstinatel­y (12) 13 Stimulate (6) 15 Acrimoniou­s (6) 17 Drunkennes­s (12)

20Traverse (5) 21 Melancholy (7) 22 Erring (8) 23 Raised (4)

DOWN

1 Journalist (8) 2 Employees (5) 4 Mistakes (6) 5 Endless (12) 6 Pamphlet (7) 7 Resound (4) 8 Rashly (12) 12 Quarrelled (8) 14 Frankness (7) 16 Kept out of sight (6) 18 Deduce (5) 19 Deeds (4)

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