cryptic/quick crossword
NO.899
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cryptic cLuEs Across
8 Count as substance (6)
9 Scholarly fib about
organised treat (8)
10 Soldiers finding child
by railway (8)
11 Unimportant person finding lack
of evidence of murder (6)
12 Guide a bullock (5)
13 Good time for an explosion (4) 14 Doctor seeing work decrease (4) 16 Separate small youngster
gets illuminated (5,2)
18 At home, line running
contrariwise (7)
20 Knock to get the
head attentive (4)
21 Implement for removing
front of seat (4)
22 Blow last of talcum
into container (5)
25 Romans’ devious demand
for money (6)
27 One triad managed to
get shared (8)
28 Deleted score – end changed (8) 29 Energetically, when
no one’s at home (3-3)
Down
1 Get man out with
something attractive (6)
2 Planner sets out its targets (10) 3 Each of the couple has
right to soup (5)
4 Socialite creates drama
with son (7)
5 Note meant new reparation (9) 6 Seize old king and sailor (4)
7 Some poker promises
to be scholarly (8)
14 Idealised view warmed
lord, somehow (10)
15 Rust comes off for patrons (9) 17 Plead to work around feline
and calmed down (8)
19 Arrive, including artist,
daughter and friend (7)
23 Woman’s cradled by
young baby (6)
24 Small duck is a bargain (5)
26 Thus repeatedly mediocre (2-2)
quick cLuEs Across
8 Stuff (6)
9 Able to read (8) 10 Mounted
soldiers (8)
11 No one (6)
12 Navigate (5)
13 Time of
prosperity (4) 14 Fall (4)
16 Divide (5,2)
18 Opposite (7)
20 Spellbound (4) 21 Utensil (4)
22 Hit (5)
25 Kidnapper’s
demand (6)
27 Limited (8)
28 Redacted (8)
29 Thorough-going (3-3)
Down
1 Attractive
object (6)
2 Tactician (10)
3 Soup (5)
4 Libertine (7) 5 Compensation (9) 6 Snatch (4)
7 Hard-working (8) 14 Fantasy realm (10) 15 Clients (9)
17 Pacified (8)
19 Associate (7)
23 Angelic being (6) 24 Take unlawfully (5) 26 Average (2-2)