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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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Across

1. Stain removed from material that's smooth (5)

4. Little by little boy took in rodent in fits and starts (7)

8. Attributio­n of account: tick turns into a way to put it (13)

10. Where lost souls appear in Hell, I'm bothered by it (5)

11. A police spy to annoy one (4)

12. It takes one up, having left one for the East (4)

16. Papal crown seen at IRA turnout (5) 17. Signs of a storm and cold end hurt us badly (7-6)

19. Answer one ponders the making of (7) 20. Pine produces them as traffic markers (5)

Down

1. Position Sir adopts; he's in charge where training's concerned (7-6)

2. Spasmodic affliction starts to infect children (3)

3. Is necessary to get the French sewing implement (6)

4. In game that's thrown it is a puzzling thing (6)

5. Logic is so near to its adaptation (6) 6. To con a fish if it's only just running (9) 7. Ladies who had punch almost direct orchestra on ‘Hair’ (13)

9. Fancy twists with circle giving us u-turn (9)

13. Sound place for us : do it out (6) 14. Great dislike there could be a dearth of (6)

15. Allium, variety of which a girl mixes on top of cooker (6)

18. Labour never tries to conceal the ballot-box (3)

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