Double trouble

ACROSS

Chin hair Ł

Careless —, George Michael hit (7) Commit to memory Ł

Desire, long for (5)

Internet connection device Ł

Kate Moss or Agyness Deyn, eg (5) Hard-wearing, long-lasting Ł

Capable of being healed (7)

Take notice Ł School principal (4)

Spoke in a low and indistinct fashion Ł

Was of great significance (8)

Walking in military formation Ł

Corresponding (8)

Witch’s concoction Ł

Brought up, raised (4)

21 Cul-de-sac (4, 3) Ł Numbs (7)

23 Pickled flower bud Ł

Geoff —, strongman (5)

25 Chirping sound Ł

— Home Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd hit (5) 26 Large serving dish Ł Conspirator (7) 8 9 10 11

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DOWN

Each clue leads to two answers which differ from each other by one letter. You must decide which is the correct one.

For example, the two possible answers to 8A are WHISKER and WHISPER — the answer to 3D will reveal which one is correct. Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror

Moved using the backstroke? Ł

Exchange (4)

Interfere Ł Centre (6)

Salesman’s patter Ł Upset (liquid) (5) Gratis Ł — Basset, comic strip (4) Clearness Ł Fundraising organisation (7) One staying in a tent? Ł

Upward curve in a road (6)

Removed cargo from a vehicle Ł

Petrol with fewer toxins (8)

Warm dampness Ł

Modesty, self-effacement (8)

Midge —, Band Aid organiser Ł

Ode on a Grecian —, Keats poem (3)

15 Strands Ł Menacing promises (7)

17 Less relaxed Ł Challenging problem (6) 19 Public estimation Ł Deny, disprove (6) 20 Exclusive news story Ł Pry (5)

22 Sandhill Ł

One who is easily deceived (4)

24 Uncommon Ł Leporid (4) 1

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