CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

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36 37 38 1 Condescend in too hearty a manner? (5)

Group of bewitching females (5)

South African part of the Atlantic, possibly (5) One stuck quietly in? (3) Mother, it seems, is a winner at chess (5)

Allowed Edgar to shuffle out of the theatre (7) Figure how to cultivate the allotment (5)

Some nuclear material, as a weapon (3)

This way, it’s simple to take in a faint-hearted novice (6) An individual who’s not particular (7)

Nasty turn for a little one! (4)

An inherited name? (4) Tender in the manner of ‘16 Down’ (7) Summary or note in crisp style (6)

Paisley, perhaps? (3) Here’s a meaty word for the boys (5)

Historic period, as a rule (7) Eager to weave braid (5) Deserter from a concentration camp (3) Plaintive cry when the table breaks (5)

The churchman’s official list (5)

May need stopping before they get too bad (5)

DOWN

Nutty product of policeman and artist (5) 2 4 5 6

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19 20 Flag of the state founder, a six-footer (7)

It’s more appetising when in the hole (4)

Only 24 hours, but it’s in the vague future (3,3) Where the standard remains capital (5)

He’s a matter of taste (5) The Roman way (3)

At the club, are they all arms and legs? (7)

A shot from the sentry (3) One yielding to a generous impulse? (5)

They’re of pretty resilient material (5) Elevatingly educated (7) Diagram sometimes accompanied by a photo (5) 21 23 24 25 27

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32 33 Spirit needed to be a nurse (5)

He gives orders all over the place (7)

Dish out a portion of pie for the governor (6)

The boy smoked to the very end! (3)

Morally deficient, we gather (5)

Weight of a cart? (5)

Do a bit more somewhere in London (5)

A crack that can lead to much strife (4)

A girl’s name for bread (3)