CRYPTIC/QUICK CROSSWORD

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either the cryptic or the quick clues and send it to us with your name and address. Send your solution to: Cryptic/Quick Crossword No. 522, The Irish Mail on Sunday, PO Box 5332, Cardiff Lane, Dublin 2. Entries must be received by Thursday. The winner will be drawn from a hat. The winner of Cryptic/Quick Crossword No. 521 is Des Havelin, Drumcondra, Dublin 9. CRYPTIC CLUES aCROSS 1 Wear out in the wasteland, giving final words (8) 5 Fellow countryman involves former partner in momentous decision (6) 9 Unit on railway allowing no overtaking (3-5) 10 One gets endless manure with a type of lizard (6) 12 Strange dream compels deployment of the Army say (5,6) 15 Some concoct a logarithm based on the number eight (5) 17 Old dogs charge for trip (9) 18 Architect shortened villa, English in American city (9) 19 It can locate commercial one placed in expensive vehicle (5) 20 This determines length of a supreme tea to be served up (two words) (4,7) 24 Modern-day dictionary in short will get one hooked (6) 25 Indicated repairs to denim too (8) 26 Tarnished lustre in effect (6) 27 A&E looking laid-back – they lost the man (8) DOWN 1 Be daft, reshaping loofa to be spherical (4,6) 2 Complaint of room reported to have a mist swirling around (10) 3 Connected and married – that will keep one right (5) 4 Act expectantly, to beat ace mistakes (4,4,4) 6 Back to keep essential point right for official (9) 7 Take a revealing picture unknown to Raymond (1-3) 8 Unpleasant person that may be in the hole deliciously (4) 11 Democracies produced a soft drink (3-5,4) 13 After victory lend nut broken bit of design apparatus (4,6) 14 Funny idler when agitated may become this (10) 16 Like a clergyman, active and ill surprisingly (9) 21 Goodbye to cube rendered in gold (5) 22 Den going from Los Angeles to Ireland (4) 23 Love of the French for poems (4)