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CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

7 Calm down about Virginia being topical (8)

8 Drag into the foyer, say

(4)

9 Care to find queen a bodyguard (6)

10 Sensitive offer (6)

11 Opposed to throwing a tin (4)

12 Reduction in notes to fold (8)

14 Betting fellow did good

(8)

18 Very early, taking many months (4)

20 Teacher more excited about book (6)

22 Understand the rag

better (6)

23 Incline to be fat (4)

24 Set claim out for plant (8) DOWN

1 Condescend to include second pattern (6)

2 Time limit for lifeless sentence (8)

3 Stopped poet being heard (6)

4 Constant form of electricity (6)

5 Afterwards from both ends (4)

6 Rude about ship having force (6)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS:

DOWN:

13 A tiny peg turned out to be foreign (8)

15 Quietly allude to favour

(6)

16 Guide straight (6)

17 Ragged sort of blade (6)

19 Acid gives expert a twitch (6)

21 Contented with the accommodation (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

7 Pertinent (8)

8 Catch of fish (4)

9 Babysitter (6)

1 Chilly, 4 Greasy, 7 Role, 8 Unseemly, 9 Typhoon, 12 Ant,

14 Tragic, 15 Bishop, 16 Rue, 18 Trapeze, 22 Oblivion, 23 Pier, 24 Energy,

25 Closet.

1 Carpenter, 2 Ill at ease, 3 Youth, 4 Gusto, 5 Ever, 6 Salon, 10 Point,

11 Noise, 12 Athletics, 13 Top secret, 17 Urban, 19 Rainy, 20 Panic, 21 Liar.

10 Sore, painful (6)

11 Against (4)

12 Reduce (8)

14 Wonderful (8)

18 Period of time (4)

20 Trusted advisor (6)

22 Assemble, collect (6)

23 Lacking fat (4)

24 Flowering plant (8) DOWN

1 Form, plan (6)

2 Ultimatum (8)

3 Excluded (6)

4 Motionless (6)

5 At that time (4)

6 Coercion (6)

13 African (8)

15 Like better (6)

16 Control, manage (6)

17 Knife (6)

19 Vinegar acid (6)

21 Canvas shelter (4)