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Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same. Cryptic clues ACROSS

3 Routine physical activity (7) 7 Pursuer reaches out without energy (6) 8 Oddly, I am not quite so haphazard (7) 9 Nurse treated dent (4) 11 Chief sobs uncontroll­ably (4)

12 Fish in the corner (5) 15 School too affected by dust (4) 16 Reversible action (4) 17 Pick-me-up, often after a gin (5) 18 Inclinatio­n to be corrupt (4) 19 Hear about an animal (4) 21 Reads it out and rants (7) 22 Keep marine conditions (6) 23 Comforted when it hailed (7)

DOWN

1 Look in Tuscany (4)

2 Box containing old film (7) 3 Heads Danes off (5) 4 Raid carried out without water (4) 5 Kitchen utensil made of old nacre (8) 6 Sounded surprised at new pages on the day (6) 10 Guess ties were designed by friend (8) 11 Surprising thing not to say to a goose? (3) 13 Non-specific officer (7) 14 Allow to hire (3) 15 Motionless form of electricit­y (6) 18 Located as bed designed (5) 19 Present during the recording (4) 20 Shade of first produced printing fluid (4)

Quick clues ACROSS

3 Moving to music (7) 7 Second drink (6) 8 Random (7) 9 Look after (4) 11 Manager (4) 12 Viewpoint (5) 15 Chimney residue (4) 16 Document (4) 17 Stimulant (5) 18 Crooked (4) 19 Rabbit-like mammal (4) 21 Angry speeches (7) 22 Stay (6) 23 Heartened (7)

DOWN

1 Peruse (4) 2 Animation (7) 3 University officials (5)

4 Dry (4) 5 Strainer (8) 6 Inhaled sharply (6) 10 Reckon (8) 11 Shout of contempt (3) 13 Widespread (7) 14 Permit (3) 15 Immobile (6) 18 Situated (5)

19 In this place (4) 20 Snooker ball colour (4)

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