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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Discover unfinished beer

in the end (6)

4 All the concoction is

deadly (6)

7 Passion for fashion (4) 8 Tune Bert adapted for

a dark-haired woman (8) 9 Walter redesigned Royal

fishing vessel (7)

12 It’s not even funny (3) 14 Lack of interest in a track

by an unknown (6)

15 Jeers finding bolts (6) 16 Vessel mostly used by

a farm animal (3)

18 Collect some drinks at

university (5,2)

22 We locals prepared salad (8) 23 Member left with one

doctor (4)

24 Feel bitter about being

posted again? (6) 25 Teased, being shabby (6)

DOWN

1 Excellent initial speed (5-4) 2 Dark horse’s horrifying

experience (9)

3 Joint found with the Spanish

archer’s equipment (5) 4 Unpleasant person left

on the river (5)

5 Cute young bird’s sound

is endless (4)

6 Lawman performed (5) 10 Hate being in drab

horse-races (5)

11 Ran, having damaged

cedar (5)

12 Bad season for children (9) 13 Interrupted birds’ duet

excitedly (9)

17 Complete dump, by the

sound of it (5)

19 Small hooter? (5) 20 Northern vessel is more

modern (5)

21 Man heard in wooded

valley (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Concluding section (6) 4 Deadly (6)

7 Anger (4)

8 Dark-haired woman (8) 9 Fishing vessel (7) 12 Strange (3) 14 Indifference (6) 15 Devours, informally (6) 16 Female sheep (3) 18 Gather together (5,2) 22 Cabbage salad (8) 23 Arm or leg (4)

24 Feel bitter about (6) 25 Tattered (6)

DOWN 1 Outstanding (5-4) 2 Frightening dream (9) 3 Arm joint (5)

4 Parasitic insect (5) 5 Sentimentally pretty (4) 6 Performed (5)

10 Detest (5)

11 Dashed (5)

12 Children (9)

13 Bothered (9)

17 Entire (5)

19 Young nocturnal bird (5) 20 More recent (5) 21 Wooded valley (4)

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