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CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

7 Filling Sparta out on the

way (8)

8 Mean to change the last

word (4)

9 Leave trade struggling with

pressure (6)

10 Small shoe part makes a

meal (6)

11 Cease sending post (4) 12 Send down to leer wildly at

entrance (8)

14 Horse promises to be

hard-working (8)

18 Observe a sound (4) 20 Brutal fire broke out at

church (6)

22 Darrel ran to the store (6) 23 Bishop not at home to

fight (4)

24 Condemn study a little

bit (8)

DOWN

1 Gift of a story book (6) 2 Hard up and tied down (8) 3 Control stream’s new

course (6)

4 Listen out for an

adornment (6)

5 Effeminate row of tents (4) 6 Hate being tested,

otherwise (6)

13 Liberal and Green travelling

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS:

DOWN:

round America (8) 15 Supporter of

photography (6) 16 Exaggerate concerning

party (6)

17 Transaction takes in

solution (6)

19 Fish right inside ditch (6) 21 Tear off at speed (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS 7 Seasoned beef (8) 8 So be it (4)

9 Set off (6)

10 Meal (6)

1 Sadden, 4 Talent, 7 Iris, 8 Reporter, 9 Babyish, 12 Tea, 14 Orient, 15 Assail, 16 Lag, 18 Hostess, 22 Umbrella, 23 Lout, 24 Street, 25 Hammer. 1 Swiss roll, 2 Dribbling, 3 Narky, 4 Types, 5 Lard, 6 Niece, 10 Bunch, 11 Haste, 12 Transform, 13 Alligator, 17 Admit, 19 Owlet, 20 Trash, 21 Brie.

11 Desist (4) 12 Demote (8) 14 Diligent (8) 18 Memo (4) 20 Savage (6) 22 Pantry (6) 23 Boxing match (4) 24 Decry (8)