CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

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Dismissive thing to say to a tout, at some stage (3,3) Short measure for Henry Bird (4,4)

On a fork, could it be only one in ten? (4)

Go to bed when, in town, the night has only started (4,2) Clay model of a flying saucer? (6)

Free love is too much for this swimmer (3)

Swear to devise cures (5) Acts like females (4) Arthur Doyle’s other name (5)

It’s in China, in the south, unanimously agreed (5) The man put out is angry and excited (3,2)

It’s only me again (4) Showing a good deal of superiority (5)

Spoil a place by removing the gate? (3) Earth-shaking effect? (6) Split fruit? (6)

When following up, it’s used as arrow poison (4) Makes nervous moves, perhaps, to join charmers at the Turk’s Head (8) He amended the deed given attention (6)

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Like an empty shell (6) Supposes no pies are available (6)

In Athens, but not now (4) Like Violet perhaps, a movie queen? (7)

The man who came to dinner (5) 6 8 9

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Polished the shoe put out of the way (5)

Of the Wood family, perhaps? (4)

There’s nothing in backing a loser, initially (3)

As a weapon, a good one (3) Rosie’s willowy form (5) Extra pay is good for us (5) This smell is nothing if not stubborn (5)

In more ways than one, a scoring one? (3)

A snooze on the carpet? (3) Brave show of love amid fantastic riches (7)

The moorland’s border? (3) Contrive to be a runner (6) Their timely significance may come to our ears (4) Being so excited, tipped ale 26 27

28 30 over Edward (6)

Taste for exploring New York, for instance (5)

It’s settled on a seat, this bird (5) Something to scale (3) Wild shrub lacking a centrepiece? (4)