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CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Origin of ketchup, say (6)
4 A father, cold – he’s a North American native (6)
7 Gunners in shower (4)
8 Foul hut demolished by head of year, young (8)
9 More unpleasant eccentric nears it (7)
12 Fetch part of large takeaway (3)
14 Make a journey when alert, possibly, around five (6)
A brother with commercial in a foreign country (6)
16 The Spanish kid initially finding deer (3)
18 Girl with net breaking lock (7) 15
22 Different scale for outside (8)
23 Loads of batches (4)
24 Head of English in school with me revealing plot (6)
25 Quiet man’s drink (6) DOWN
1 Undisciplined setter I’ve found with napkin (9)
2 French article – one on man’s flag (5,4)
3 Egghead with pain initially touring African country (5)
4 Head of art attractive and serious (5)
5 Expert going round hospital with pain (4)
6 Pipe going round union leader’s home (5) 10 Head of school on Sunderland’s river making promise (5) Revolutionary from here believes (5) Deserted place that’s haunted? (5,4)
You listed changes monotonously (9) Strange call about one shrub (5)
Edition – the topic of discussion (5) Without deductions, it’s disgusting (5) Costing nothing, it’s vacant (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS Origin (6)
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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS: 1 Soft soap, 5 Disc, 8 Noon, 9 Easy meat, 10 Arabian, 12 Silly, 13 Supply, 15 Groyne, 17 Steer, 18 Battles, 22 Leapfrog, 23 Tape, 24 Seep, 25 Threaten. DOWN: 1 Sandals, 2 Flora, 3 Opera, 4 Push, 6 Ideally, 7 Catty, 11 Idler, 12 Sprat, 14 Prelate, 16 Eastern, 17 Sells, 19 Anger, 20 Least, 21 Brat.
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North American tribe (6) Wet weather (4) Young (8)
More unpleasant (7) Obtain (3)
Make a journey (6) Overseas (6)
Large deer (3)
Curl (7)
In the open air (8) Loads (4)
Plan (6)
Beer and lemonade (6)
DOWN Napkin (9)
UK flag (5,4) African country (5) Severe (5)
Pain (4)
Home (5)
Curse (5) Revolutionary (5) Deserted place (5,4) Monotonously (9) Pinkish-violet (5) Edition (5) Repulsive (5)
At liberty (4)