TWO-WAY TEASER
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Soldier finds location of hanger-on (8)
Dig quietly with a stick (4) Somehow entrap a guardian
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Medic caught in entrance (6) The Romans’ champion (4) Recall concerning affiliate (8) Taken notes following new chants (8)
Not far from one argument (4) Puts out, or in a trance (6) Go off fellow and steer away
(6)
Spoken of morality (4) Fashionable to fold or raise (8))
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Friend and expert in building
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Fear boot being worn without socks (8)
Beer makes one resentful (6) Models work, but not often (6) The picture contains a long story (4)
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QUICK CLUES
ACROSS Blood-sucker (8)
Poke (4)
Mother or father (6) Medical practitioner (6) Object of worship (4) Bring to mind (8) Grabbed (8)
Close, intimate (4)
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Rot, decay (6) Verbal (4)
Grow (8)
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Royal residence (6) Without shoes or socks
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Sour, sharp (6) Infrequently (6)
On a grand scale (4) Sullen (6) Government member
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Wildlife (6) Recluse (6)
Flaw, imperfection (6) Against (6)
Tablet (4) Two sets of clues but the answers are the same ANSWERS TOMORROW
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