CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

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30 31 2 3 4 5 He’ll be round for the money all right (5)

A rascal, but I’ve left something to eat for him (5) It’s normal for Nathaniel to go by river (7)

Flight unit (5)

Food with which to seek favour (5)

£1 an article, but it’s flexible (5)

Inland, it’s taxing (7)

It’s grand as fuel (3) Some popular ideas are quite uninteresting (4) Walked and, for a little way, rode (6)

First possible signs of disagreement? (5) Conjured up a dove fluttering round the lakeside (6) Could come to the fore as a popular aquarium fish (4) Dear fellow (3)

He ranks very high in Wales (7)

Shot for a good average (5) To sing about ultimate defeat can hurt (5) Breathers for swimmers (5) Burdensome enough to make anybody turn sour (7) Birds in uniform? (5) Points out the way indicated (5)

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One literally from the landlord? (6)

Fed with ink, possibly, thus done no good at all! (6) Left, right, or clearly central (3)

She’s duly mimicked (5) 6 7 8 12 13 14

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18 19 21 Little bags in groups outside a church (7)

Looks a bit like glue, but this isn’t a sticky one (4) Very numerous army I’d mustered (6)

A bit of luck for detectives, that’s clear (5) Contests for red headed airmen? (5)

It’s a shade less useful on dull days (5)

A vegetable vessel (5) Figure to open a shop, still (5)

Support for the supporters (5)

Gives up, yet starts a new contract (7)

Chap shortly losing height (6)