Hawke's Bay Today

Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1. Like Pecksniff, might copy it out with Charlie endlessly (12) 8. Kiss a lot to be desired if cue’s given for it (8) 9. Wretched child will be at the wicket right within it (4)

11. A giant from the Terriers put in the can (5)

12. Do like another bird when teal is disturbed (7) 13. Primate is about a second going round the end of the choir (4)

15. End of countdown in a Panzer operation (4)

19. That is, I’m set out to list things singly (7)

20. Small port almost hid the rest of it (5)

22. Last players to bat, first to appeal interferin­g light (4)

23. Very nasty of her lib, or this outcome of it (8)

24. Mature reflection may have caused bride elation (12)

DOWN

2. Craft got a rhyme for it (5)

3. Taking on fuel one needs to use the lingo like this (6) 4. Spoiled paper reproduced in tree by mistake (6) 5. Flowers to be worn as Greco depicted them (7) 6. Paper knife used by a character, the number one bat (6,6) 7. Denied one got a disease when I’d given up entering (12) 10. Bad atmosphere finishes off impromptu meeting (3) 14. Particular place is adapted to it (7)

16. A bit of a predicamen­t, but one can settle it (3)

17. Eat up nothing rude served out around five (6)

18. It needs quenching with use of T-shirt perhaps (6)

21. It’s forbidden to turn boat before one starts (5)

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