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TWO sets of clues but the answers are the same...

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Cunning youth leader following boat (6)

4 I creep off with cookery method (6)

7 Stake found in German

territory (4)

8 Undo French one quickly

with directions (8) 9 Cross-breed with male

longer, possibly (7) 12 Eccentric in good drama (3) 14 Anaesthetic used after vet

finally gets restricting rope (6) 15 Man following university

football team? (6) 16 Embarrassed communist (3) 18 Most excellent purse

damaged by me (7) 22 Bachelor in guild’s strange

construction (8)

23 First of boys with rodent

– an unruly child (4) 24 Powerful man in street

– gang leader (6)

25 A man following the

Spanish, euphoric (6)

DOWN

1 Person in play getting letter (9) 2 A toddler, initially enticed,

tried (9)

3 Youthful guy on broadcast (5) 4 Gun fellow used in anger (5) 5 Cold burnt remains of

money (4)

6 Quiet guide is to make an

earnest appeal (5)

10 Northeast man’s

requirements (5)

11 Man using horseman’s

weapon (5)

12 Eccentric, hotter not

in a row (2,3,4)

13 Devoted woman with

feline? Indeed (9)

17 Break out with hesitation,

put off (5)

19 American in the capital

of Germany, exercising (5) 20 Rascal with Irish accent

missing the start (5)

21 A lieutenant with ring

for singer (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS 1 Cunning (6) 4 Cookery method (6)

7 Poker stake (4) 8 Untie (8) 9 Cross-breed (7) 12 Strange (3)

14 Tie up (6) 15 Combined (6) 16 Scarlet (3)

18 Most excellent (7) 22 Construction (8) 23 Unruly child (4) 24 Powerful (6) 25 Exhilarated (6)

DOWN

1 Role (9)

2 Tried (9)

3 Youthful (5)

4 Ransack (5)

5 Money (4)

6 Appeal earnestly (5) 10 Requirements (5) 11 Horseman’s weapon (5) 12 In a row (2,3,4) 13 Devoted (9)

17 Burst forth (5) 19 Employing (5)

20 Rascal (5)

21 Singer (4) ANSWERS IN TOMORROW’S PAPER