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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

6 See 16 Down 7 He is seen in headgear bought at a competitiv­e price (5) 9 As a natural aptitude, it’s most enlighteni­ng, we hear (5) 10 & 12Ac. Surely not clerical assistants for the rank and file! (7,11) 12 See 10 Across 14 Rows in judicial buildings good manners needed (11) 18 Being an adept with the rope, he controls the craft (7) 19 See 13 Down 21 Narrow alleyway for a number of competitor­s (5) 22 Not the whole of the dock charge (7)

DOWN

1 Bound to be a place for wine (5) 2 I have to appear on stage first always on the go (6) 3 & 20Dn. This will be subjected to shelling (6) 4 Winter in France near the south, but feel the cold (6) 5 Making savoury food is a step in the wrong direction! (7) 8 Formally saying nothing to the sailor (7) 11 Subjected to formal exercise bored (7) 13 & 19Ac. Making observatio­ns later on, but taking care (7,5) 15 What the pressman produces about dockland area (6) 16 & 6Ac. They should prevent the strikers being in any danger (6,7) 17 Board to make progress (3,2) 20 See 3 Down

SIMPLE CLUES ACROSS

6 Salary (7) 7 Niggard (5) 9 Bear (5) 10 Upside down (7) 12 Rectificat­ion (11) 14 Mercury (11) 18 Boils gently (7) 19 Stupidity (5) 21 Motionless (5) 22 Housebreak­er (7)

DOWN

1 Purloin (5) 2 Scattered (6) 3 Conclude (3) 4 Amuse (6) 5 Tightness (7) 8 Irregulari­ty (7) 11 Companion (7) 13 Doubtfulne­ss (7) 15 Fitting (6) 16 Sufficient (6) 17 Transparen­t (5) 20 Deserts (3)

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