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ACROSS 1 Fraudulent copy or imitation (7) 5 Coil of hair (4) 7 Little devil (3) 8 Carefully considered (8) 9 Brisling (5) 10 Plunder (4) 13 Pleasant (4) 14 Worry (4) 18 Romantic flower (4) 19 Representative (5) 21 Set of letters (8) 22 Belonging to us (3) 23 Shaft of lightning (4) 24 Makes an effort to hear (7) DOWN 1 Foolproof (4-4) 2 Newspaperman (8) 3 Hostility (6) 4 Annual (6) 5 Voucher (6) 6 Ridge of coral (4) 11 Boring and irritating (8) 12 False teeth (8) 15 Headwear item (3,3) 16 Rodent type (6) 17 Spiny succulent plant (6) 20 Singing voice (4) Today’s solution will be published tomorrow but if you would like to hear it now, call 0904 470 1070. Calls cost 65p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge. Phone & Text Services Helpline: DMG Media Mobile & TV – 0808 272 0808