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ACROSS 1 Group of four performers (7) 5 Dauntless (4) 7 Top card (3) 8 Port in SW Scotland (8) 9 Skinflint (5) 10 Female relative (4) 13 Region (4) 14 Housetop (4) 18 Metal fastener (4) 19 Thick quilt (5) 21 Seven-sided figure (8) 22 Whisky grain (3) 23 Celebrity (4) 24 Ornamental tufts (7) DOWN 1 A bog (8) 2 Strong dislike (8) 3 Big cats (6) 4 Reinforced shoe or boot part (6) 5 Fruit (6) 6 Strand of hair (4) 11 To cross (8) 12 Indiscreet (8) 15 Waver (6) 16 Predicament (6) 17 Handsome young man (6) 20 Message sent by mobile (4)

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MONDAY’S SOLUTION (No 7,944): ACROSS: 1 Eye-opener. 6 Opt. 8 Girder. 9 Baton. 10 Erupts. 11 Observe. 13 Holdall. 16 Access. 18 Under. 19 Arable. 21 Doe. 22 Sheltered. DOWN: 1 Eli. 2 End up. 3 Parasol. 4 Nimbus. 5 Roster. 7 Tennessee. 8 Greyhound. 12 Blatant. 14 Ladies. 15 Arrive. 17 Chair. 20 Lid.