CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

Graduate gets prisoner some breakfast (5) Reported duty on nails (5) Free of bride (3) Register for large drink (6) Throw ball at British bird (4) Fewer around animal (3) Lion is a problem in assignation (7) His pans turn out to be European (7) Prunes have to manage (3) 19 Hence in another goal (4) 20 Talker in a balloon (6) 23 Now employers have to

be obliged (3) 24 Nervous part of speech (5) 25 Smallest amount

went stale (5) 1

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DOWN

Sour dessert produces mixed emotions (11) Rob made new sphere (3) See nothing in Manila (3) Angry sign (5) Quiet time for Carol (6,5) Lied about speciality grocer (4) Level with first woman (3) Flowers in sleigh (3) Lashed around tree (3) Organ using gas (5) Heard to start race for ingredient (4) 18 Tease cribbage circle (3) 21 Law-breaking tool (3) 22 Regard for diocese (3)

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