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CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 A girl’s characteristic feature is to be absent-minded (8)

5 Incapacitate for many a purpose (4)

8 Surrounded by some pyramids (4)

9 Discovered to be inaccurate? (5,3)

10 Made available from wild deer (7)

12 It’s alcoholic, but has no kick! (5)

13 Did get led astray by a trick (6)

15 Skipped by a girl and a boy (6)

17 Slopes negotiated with prams (5)

18 Blend together and come out of a container (7)

22 Wherein the sea captain keeps his records? (3,5)

23 A handy source of dates (4)

24 Her name came up (4)

25 Former railman sending goods overseas (8)

DOWN

1 One of a girl’s best friends is a gem! (7)

2 Inflexibly difficult (5)

3 Chap to make a life with, nominally? (5)

4 Travel around by some new route (4)

6 Not a sum involved in the totals (7)

7 The game’s the same (5)

11 The parts a loser gets wrong (5)

12 In binoculars, one may find soft moulded rims (5)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS:

DOWN:

14 A barrier, for years, to compensation! (7)

16 He has the vision possibly to read me a letter (7)

17 Maybe he’s graduated as a governor? (5)

19 Confess to having won dishonestly to get promoted (3,2)

20 Silly way to mix paint (5)

21 Fit and suitable to go without clothes (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Absent-minded (8)

5 Disable (4)

8 Among (4)

7 Distract, 8 Poor, 9 Boring, 10 Throat, 11 Snap, 12 Niceties,

14 Bandages, 18 Lace, 20 Teller, 22 Rental, 23 Used, 24 Entreaty.

1 Disown, 2 Stripped, 3 Margin, 4 Static, 5 Spur, 6 Forage, 13 Talented,

15 Averse, 16 Garden, 17 Sprite, 19 Chatty, 21 Ludo.

9 Detected (5,3)

10 Tendered (7)

12 A blow (5)

13 Trick (6)

15 Failed to hit (6)

17 Swindles (5)

18 Cooperate (7)

22 Timber hut (3,5)

23 Coconut plant (4)

24 Went higher (4)

25 Shipper (8) DOWN

1 Gemstone (7)

2 Rigid (5)

3 Michael Caine role (5)

4 Excursion (4)

6 Quantities (7)

7 Contest (5)

11 Parts played (5)

12 Glass optical part (5)

14 Injuries (7)

16 Idealist (7)

17 Governor (5)

19 Confess (3,2)

20 Unsuitable (5)

21 Competent (4)