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ACROSS 1 Illegal (7) 5 Retain possession of (4) 7 Newt (3) 8 Renegade (8) 9 Most suitable (5) 10 Cot (4) 13 Middle of the day (4) 14 Short period of calm (4) 18 Toy type (2-2) 19 Underground room or vault (5) 21 Jewellery item (8) 22 Meadow (3) 23 Halt (4) 24 Take flight (3,4) DOWN 1 Not fit to be eaten (8) 2 Recently (8) 3 Bovine animals (6) 4 Three times (6) 5 Begin to take effect (4,2) 6 Dutch cheese (4) 11 Severe setback (4,4) 12 Wonky (8) 15 Imprison or confine (4,2) 16 Angora (6) 17 Sieve (6) 20 Nuisance (4)

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MONDAY’S SOLUTION (No 7,920): ACROSS: 1 Come of age. 6 Coo. 8 Armada. 9 Merge. 10 Unkind. 11 Oil well. 13 Pudding. 16 Near to. 18 Amass. 19 Tables. 21 Eye. 22 Maelstrom. DOWN: 1 Cur. 2 Miami. 3 On and on. 4 Animal. 5 Ecarte. 7 Overlooks. 8 Aquaplane. 12 Ignites. 14 Diadem. 15 Inside. 17 Amber. 20 Elm.