Hawke's Bay Today

Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1. Showing great skill, males try it out (8) 4. To be taken advantage of is nothing new (4) 8. Land under pasture starts level, ends aloft (3) 9. Use razor close for a narrow squeak (5) 10. Criminal charge as to counterfei­t halfpenny in old Ireland (3) 11. Insolently bold Dane, fit for correction (7) 12. Gets on with one on producing a vegetable (5) 13. Went along with cat inside and got confused (11) 17. Daily may appear to suffer a loss (5) 18. No pass given if a rule is broken (7) 20. It’s not these diamonds one will treat with civility (3) 21. Material only gets twisted at top of nightie (5) 22. Vehicle pet put on the floor (3) 23. To be effusive as American in Ghana (4) 24. Ten years at the National Theatre lacking in moral vigour (8)

DOWN

1. Tune got out of my old euphonium initially (6) 2. It may be a prop for those working for the firm (5) 3. Was inclined to let an entry be made (5) 5. Conjecture that could make miser of us (7) 6. Have to rely on how it will hang down (6) 7. Noted upturn turning into a sort of explosion (10) 9. Running about upsets camper’s gin (10) 14. Work on the newspapers may be overwhelmi­ng (7) 15. When it is bound to lead to summer (6) 16. Like a polecat with its paws around the Right Reverend (6) 18. Fifty in the safe may be counterfei­t (5) 19. A man in the family was called Eme (5)

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