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ACROSS 1 System for organising work hours (9) 6 Chart (3) 8 Finally (2,4) 9 American state (5) 10 Contemporary (6) 11 Kitchen item (7) 13 Ugly, terrifying being (7) 16 Declare to be true (6) 18 Lowest point (5) 19 Little bite (6) 21 Female pronoun (3) 22 Cleansing agent (9)

DOWN 1 Seizure (3) 2 Rub out (5) 3 Concentrated (7) 4 Ask along (6) 5 Preserve after death (6) 7 A broadcast on radio or TV (9) 8 Military weapons and equipment (9) 12 Coach (7) 14 Signalled agreement (6) 15 Push with force (6) 17 Short story conveying a moral (5) 20 Permit (3)

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