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CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Former volunteers loaned gift

(6)

4 Groom’s partner grabbing girl’s first card-game (6)

7 Bad part of nice village (4)

8 Man with vines possibly identifying Scottish mountain

(3,5)

9 Wide area used by former partner with vessel getting directions (7)

12 Margaret returned with this jewel (3)

14 Repulsive ring found by Democrat with debts (6)

15 Conservative on about woman’s large gun (6)

16 For example, gang leader’s urge (3)

18 Quiet baby’s toy making us talk (7)

22 Prediction for Eastern actors (8)

23 Cab thanks eleven (4)

24 Small lock given emphasis (6)

25 Former partner with saucy specialist (6)

DOWN

1 The engineers appearing before golfer’s warning cry for that reason (9)

2 Strange girl I note hanging about (9)

3 Somehow I bit a bone (5)

4 Extra payment for first of books on America (5)

5 Article held by petite mother

(4)

6 Complaint from gang leader ready to eat (5)

10 Fat page after fruit (5)

11 Accurate former law? (5)

12 Fizzy drink, green, Gail spilt

(6,3)

13 Short garment for rink Tim is changing (9)

17 Apparition seen in big hostel

(5)

19 It’s about a manuscript, a large quantity of paper (5)

20 Bird the French name (5)

21 He embraced the queen in this place (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Special aptitude (6)

4 Card-game (6)

7 Wicked (4)

8 Scottish mountain (3,5)

9 Wide area (7)

12 Jewel (3)

14 Hateful (6)

15 Large gun (6)

16 Urge (3)

18 Chatter (7)

22 Predict (8)

23 Cab (4)

24 Strain (6)

25 Ace (6)

DOWN

1 Hence (9)

2 Hanging about (9)

3 Shinbone (5)

4 Extra payment (5)

5 Article (4)

6 Complaint (5)

10 Chubby (5)

11 Precise (5)

12 Fizzy drink (6,3)

13 Short garment (9)

17 Phantom (5)

19 Large quantity of paper (5)

20 Heading (5)

21 In this place (4) 8EJN<IJ @E KFDFIIFNËJ G8G<I