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CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Shows Sid’s play needs revision (8)

5 Never hit an unmarried woman (4)

8 Join me at the end of the street (4)

9 Negligible, but could be seen as alarming (8)

10 Possibly eroding part of France (7)

12 Fresh credit is on the quiet

(5)

13 Work hard fixing rivets (6)

15 To a boy, not a gross poem

(6)

17 Where to buy near beer? (5)

18 Winner at the wedding? (4,3)

22 There’s room for it backstage

(8)

23 Nothing but deep affection

(4)

24 Organ one’s broken (4)

25 Waves of destruction? (8) DOWN

1 Cash compensation when a mare gets old (7)

2 Cut or share out! (5)

3 Meant to be excellent at sea

(5)

4 Rose is badly upset (4)

6 It’s significant that one can get gin at pubs (3,4)

7 England’s source of opals (5)

11 New book? (5)

12 Get over being angry (5)

14 Illegal game? (7)

16 Notes heard from tenors (7)

17 Left port with cargo (5)

19 Flier exceptionally good at golf (5)

20 Beast causing some upset about nothing (5)

21 One of four used in climbing

(4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Exhibits (8)

5 Fail to hit (4)

8 Join (4)

9 Only slight (8)

10 Dept. and estuary of France (7)

12 Snappy (5)

13 Endeavour (6)

15 Poem (6)

17 Not general (5)

18 Bridegroom’s aide (4,3)

22 Salad sauce (8)

23 Affection (4)

24 Nasal organ (4)

25 Big waves (8)

1. B: Fran Kirby; 2. B: John Sparkes; 3. B: 39%; 4. A: Du Ar Min Man; 5. A: KOD; 6. B: Rugby union; 7. A: Ali Carter; 8. C: Kim Jung-sook; 9. A: Ireland; 10. C: The Clemency of Titus; 11. A: Patsy Cline; 12. B: Ireland; 13. C: Romania; 14. A: Connecticut; 15. C: Alex Horne; 16. Trick question !!!!! The krona is the currency of Sweden; 17. B: Heist;

18. B: 2002; 19. A: Rampage; 20. C: Nines.

DOWN

1 Injures (7)

2 Cut (5)

3 Intended (5)

4 Painful (4)

6 Tavern emblem (3,4)

7 Now Shropshire (5)

11 Unusual (5)

12 Traverse (5)

14 Court game (7)

16 Banknotes (7)

17 Burdened (5)

19 Bird of prey (5)

20 Large deer (5)

21 Arm or leg (4)