Paper.. The BIG Saturday Crossword

Cryptic clues

Across

1. They provide articles for magazines (9) 8. One absorbed in religion, undoubtedly (3) 9. Gathered together again and reminisced (11) 11. Dash quickly for the fuel container (7) 12. Firearm rule broken about the middle of the night (5) 13. Yet all are upset recently (6) 15. Stir porridge (6) 17. About Channel Islands car crash (5) 18. So a time to make a fine spray (7) 20. A visage to approve of (11) 22. See 21 Down 23. Presumably no holds are barred to him! (9)

Down

2. Kind of whiskey or

port (3) 3. Roads lacking high

standards are! (5) 4. One by one (6) 5. Sort out the letters for permanent resident (7) 6. Inside got in a mess

because of this! (11) 7. This involves taking

cover (9) 10. Neutralises the

computer laws (11) 11. As southern voters, they prefer one to another (9) 14. Lengthy measures for groups of affiliated clubs (7) 16. A story about an abstainer produces gossip (6) 19. A lightweight member

of the cat family (5) 21 & 22 Ac. Vegetable rubbish at the back of the vehicle (6)

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2. Exert (3) 3. Teacher (5) 4. Exodus (6) 5. Abridge (7) 6. Remark (11) 7. Improving (2,3,4) 10. Parliament (11) 11. Practice (9) 14. Lured (7) 16. Injustices (6) 19. Landscape (5) 21. Termination (3)