Irish Independent

Two-In-One

No 4,473

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CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 7 Underweigh­t babies in the army? (5,8) 8 Real bite − free! (8)

9 A hot bit of strong language (4)

10 A needling product, no doubt (6)

12 Give the girl weapons on joining the fleet (6)

14 A number take a bird to be cowardly (6)

16 All the deadly

makings (6) 18 Deep-voiced

fish? (4)

20 Spoil one gilt

flower (8)

22 Hyenas on the

farm? (8,5)

DOWN

1 A priest − one in a church (8) 2 Something for the Mad Hatter to carry out? (6) 3 Have a drink up in Italian city (4) 4 The very last, neverthele­ss (5,3) 5 Tell amongst the class (6) 6 This child is a bighead and a miserable specimen (4)

11 The worker has a thousand to help servant (8)

13 An impasse caused by lifeless hair (8) 15 Five-year-old’s face (6) 17 Wear quite unsuitable for loose living (6) 19 A road from home (4) 21 Storm when the heart is out of range (4)

SIMPLE CLUES

ACROSS 7 Understand­ing (13) 8 Fragment (8)

9 Merit (4)

10 Motionless (6)

12 Reply (6)

14 Jail (6)

16 Fireside (6)

18 Agitate (4)

20 Going in (8)

22 Essential (13) DOWN 1 Calculator (8) 2 Run (6)

3 Skilful (4)

4 Blame (8)

5 Estimate (6) 6 Scant (4)

11 Scorn (8)

13 Implicate (8) 15 Tax (6)

17 Overseas (6) 19 Prong (4)

21 Flavour (4)

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