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CRYPTIC CLUES

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ACROSS 1 Bird seen to cringe (5) 4 Dance and live with body odour quietly (5) 7 Whip pet (3) 9 I am sending deep hamper (6) 11 Feeble impudence about Frenchman (4) 12 Skittish around rig (3) 13 Betting corner has something shiny (7) 15 At home, anxious and earnest (7) 18 Charming around branch (3) 19 Revealing about beef? (4) 20 Inclinatio­n to hide granita (licked) (6) 23 Won over for the present (3) 24 Respond concerning sheet of wood (5) 25 Never lost courage (5) DOWN

1 Fast getting one element or another (11) 2 Juicer contains cold item (3) 3 Gladstone’s son (3) 5 Swimmer after British gems (5) 6 Father and mother surround wharf with revolution­ary material (6,5) 8 Contempora­ry with part-timer (4) 10 Kitty spotted inside (3) 13 Offence of losing (3) 14 Copy of tapestry (3) 16 Walk like a vagabond (5) 17 Turn pins around (4) 18 Everyone in gallery (3) 21 Not returning a great deal (3) 22 Wonder inside drawer (3)

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