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QUICK CROSSWORD

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Across

1 Puzzle — foil (6)

4 Spider trap (6)

9,23 Inflatable source of much

mirth? (7,7)

10 Definitely not fat-free food

(3-2)

11 Follower of Haile Selassie (5) 12,24 Black comedy or jokes

(7,6)

13 Action that is vile (11) 18 Token amount (7)

20 Culinary herb (5)

22 Smell (5)

23 See 9

24 See 12

25 Tricky cricket delivery (6)

Down

1 Be cautious about (6) 2 Clean between the teeth (5) 3 Salve used around the mouth

(3,4)

5 Internal organs of an animal

some find tasty (5)

6 Route to a destinatio­n — preferred course of action

(3,2,2)

7 Go around (6)

8 US fiscal and monetary

policies, 1981-89 (11) 14 Boudoir (7)

15 ASBO Act (anag) — hot stuff!

(7)

16 Polished (6)

17 Awkwardly heavy and clumsy (6)

19 Largest of the Ionian Islands

(5)

21 Catapult — shoe — support (5)

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