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ACROSS

1 Exclamatory (11) 9 Uncooked (3) 10 Full of feeling (9) 11 Boy’s name (5) 13 Utmost (7) 14 Conclusion (6) 16 Area (6)

18 Spare time (7) 19 Darkness (5) 20 Vigorous (9) 21 Entirety (3) 22 Austerity (11)

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2 Mandible (3)

3 Pure (5)

4 Plunderer (6) 5 Scottish emblem (7) 6 Interpretation (9) 7 Downcast (11)

8 By turns (11) 12 Virility (9)

15 Idler (7) 17 Vanquished (6) 19 Nook (5)

21 Curve (3)

Yesterday’s solutions:Across: 1 Dear. 3 Passover. 9 Conceal. 10 Gusto. 11 Poltergeists. 13 Estate. 15 Fierce. 17 Missionaries. 20 Sepia. 21 Piccolo. 22 Abridged. 23 Byre.Down: 1 Decipher. 2 Annul. 4 Allege. 5 Significance. 6 Visitor. 7 Roof. 8 Desert island. 12 Seashore. 14 Tripper. 16 Couple. 18 Ivory. 19 Asia.