Herald on Sunday

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1. A street in the Big Apple that isn’t at all nice (5)

4. Rats, etc, disperse in the confusion (7) 8. A queen taking a tumble in Africa (8,5)

10. It’s a bit of the fireguard that’s put back (5) 11. The vases one soundly works for (4) 12. It is an extra dimension, perhaps (4) 16. The first letter that Sophocles was known to have written (5)

17. To Sultan, dying may be a matter to be rendered in a superlativ­e way (13)

19. Danes, upset by Hitler’s bodyguard, caused state of unhappines­s (7)

20. It’s a sort of key for one who’s underage (5)

DOWN

1. They’re not the only ones involved in fleet operations (5,8)

2. A pouch can be a bag with no bottom to it (3)

3. A petty officer on a warship who may have been a farmer (6)

4. It is mean for an insect to wound one at the end of the day (6) 5. Yield and bear the expense of it (6) 6. It is vital Kate should be loquacious (9)

7. One on the bench showing restraint to musician (7,6)

9. Perhaps it’s not decent to be so satisfied (9)

13. Sort of mimosa to daub on building (6) 14. They’re prickly things, the backs of books (6)

15. Make one rumba badly and provide meal for radiograph­er (6)

18. Firearm that’s jumped in a false start (3)

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