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ACROSS

1 Heavy cloth (6) 4 Subsequently (5) 7 Taking place (2,8) 8 Moves the head up and down (4) 9 Short and broad (5) 11 A bishop’s hooked staff (7) 13 Selfish driver (4,3) 15 So far (2,3) 17 Lost blood (4) 18 Hostile (10) 20 Bird (5) 21 Month (6)

DOWN

1 High-quality brandy (6) 2 Vehicles (4) 3 Attacking footballer (7) 4 Nigerian city (5) 5 Fasten or bind (3) 6 Take an exam again (5) 7 Stupidity (6) 10 Impious or profane (6) 12 Domed building (7) 14 Small ingenious device (6) 15 Sharp or severe (5) 16 Hackneyed (5) 17 Violent robbery, slang (4) 19 Fruit (3)

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TUESDAY’S SOLUTION (No 7,891): ACROSS: 1 Lemming. 5 Sore. 7 Per. 8 Ointment. 9 Ibiza. 10 Root. 13 Numb. 14 Exam. 18 None. 19 Pence. 21 Alliance. 22 Vet. 23 Dole. 24 At large. DOWN: 1 Lopsided. 2 Marzipan. 3 Isobar. 4 Gentry. 5 Summon. 6 Rank. 11 Turnover. 12 Absentee. 15 Mobile. 16 Hernia. 17 Appeal. 20 Alto.