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ACROSS 1 Short pithy saying (7) 5 Not hard (4) 7 Speck (3) 8 Australian capital (8) 9 Pursuit (5) 10 Heinous (4) 13 Endearingly pretty (4) 14 Ridge of coral (4) 18 Panto character (4) 19 Consume completely (3,2) 21 The killing of a king (8) 22 Insect (3) 23 Cavity (4) 24 Full of energy and new ideas (7) DOWN 1 Treatment of the feet (8) 2 Old-fashioned or obsolete (8) 3 Go beyond (6) 4 Flag type (6) 5 Picturesque (6) 6 Rage (4) 11 Tepid (8) 12 Tyrannical or dictatorial (8) 15 Easy to perform or achieve (6) 16 Cause to remember (6) 17 Serving dish (6) 20 Nought (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 MONDAY’S SOLUTION (No 7,884): ACROSS: 1 By mistake. 6 Art. 8 Armour. 9 Deter. 10 Shrimp. 11 Escorts. 13 Denmark. 16 Indigo. 18 Octet. 19 Placid. 21 Sue. 22 Generally. DOWN: 1 Bar. 2 Maori. 3 Scraper. 4 Acidic. 5 Easter. 7 Threshold. 8 Assiduous. 12 Skipper. 14 Nutmeg. 15 Action. 17 Drawl. 20 Ivy.