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TWO sets of clues but the answers are the same...
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Dog with the queen making
us mumble (6)
4 Next to bachelor, Eastern
team (6)
7 River, Northern one, used
by the French (4)
8 Length of time needed by
our Dan – it changed (8) 9 Leftover making men rant
wildly (7)
12 Exercise included by famous
entertainer (3)
14 Unimpaired tin cat moved (6) 15 Young dog found with
favourite doll on strings (6) 16 Signal of agreement from
man on the way back (3) 18 Row when returning vessel
for religious service (7) 22 Hang around with one next
to Eastern underwear (8) 23 Jumping insect making us
run away, say (4)
24 50 borders with shelflike
projections (6) 25 Benefactor with man after
strike (6)
DOWN
1 Male copper with new man
from Manchester (9)
2 New leader with tot having
stood (9)
3 Royal man getting hold of
a radioactive gas (5) 4 Nobleman with nothing in
farm building (5)
5 Place for spectacle, we hear (4) 6 Doctor with ring on ship?
Rubbish! (5)
10 Mother on about a Western
bird (5) 11 Difficult thug somehow
pocketing ring (5)
12 Disliked upstart in a French
tree (9)
13 Go in with volunteers, trendy,
and receive guests (9) 17 Unusual vole eating one
fruit (5)
19 Some dog rescuing terrifying
people (5)
20 Brush making first of students
cry (5)
21 Eager for silver, go up (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS 1 Mumble (6)
4 Next to (6) 7 African river (4)
8 Length of time (8) 9 Leftover (7)
12 Purpose (3) 14 Unimpaired (6)
15 Doll moved by strings (6) 16 Indicate agreement (3) 18 Idolisation (7) 22 Women’s underwear (8) 23 Parasitic insect (4) 24 Shelflike projections (6) 25 Benefactor (6)
DOWN
1 Native of Manchester (9) 2 Endured (9)
3 Inert gas (5)
4 Nobleman (5)
5 Location (4)
6 Rubbish (5)
10 Brightly coloured parrot (5) 11 Hard (5)
12 Out of favour (9)
13 Amuse (9)
17 Oily fruit (5)
19 Man-eating giants (5) 20 Brush (5)
21 Eager (4)