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ACROSS

1 Difficulty (7) 7 Of high mountains (6) 8 Spite (7) 9 Harvest (4) 10 Gratuities (4) 12 Football term (7) 14 Ghost (7) 16 Hurt (4) 18 Information (4) 20 Very rude and insulting (7) 21 Head male servant (6) 22 Emperor’s wife (7)

DOWN

1 Corsairs (7) 2 Confess or admit (3,2) 3 Plunder (4) 4 Large tent (7) 5 Draw near to (8) 6 Very young child (6) 11 Convivial (8) 12 Make ready (7) 13 Complains whiningly (7) 15 Inscribed plate (6) 17 In existence (5) 19 Leap (4)

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THURSDAY’S SOLUTION (NO 7,732): ACROSS: 1 Redoubtable. 7 Oval. 8 Warfare. 9 Eye. 10 Dhaka. 11 Appeal. 13 Adroit. 16 Opens. 18 Elm. 19 Insulin. 20 Amen. 21 Hypermarket. DOWN: 1 Revamp. 2 Delete. 3 Unwell. 4 Tired. 5 Bravado. 6 Elegant. 11 Abolish. 12 Press-up. 13 Agenda. 14 Remark. 15 Invent. 17 Solar.