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ACROSS

1. Blank, uncomprehending (7) 5. Jeered (5)

8. Discussions (13)

9. Permit (3)

10. Lacking odour (9)

12. Pantry (6)

13. Cut (6)

15. Custodians (9)

16. Reverence (3)

18. Continuous (13)

20. Cruise ship (5)

21. Feared (7)

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DOWN

1. Articulate (5) 2. Dismay (13) 3. Exceed budget (9) 4. Method (6) 5. Stomach (3) 6. Desolate (13) 7. Abandoned (7) 11. Alter (9)

12. Joke (3-4) 14. Abhorrence (6) 17. Finished (5) 19. Sailor (3)

Across: 1. Feat 3. Credible 9. Turning 10. Wince 11. Endeavouring 13. Expose 15. Aghast 17. Premeditated 20. Usual 21. Chime in 22. Paradise

23. Odds.

Down: 1. Fettered 2. Aired 4. Region 5. Downright lie 6. Bonanza 7. Ewer

8. Disassembled 12. Students 14. Pursuer 16. Edicts 18. Trend 19. Pulp.