Portsmouth News

DOUBLE CROSSWORD

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CRYPTIC CLUES: Across

1. A monster set makes superlativ­ely oriental transforma­tion (11)

9. Unfinished top copy (3)

10. Attack causing repugnance (9)

11. Spritely learner in fine arrangemen­t (5)

13. State dispersed the French in Washington (7)

14. Mars Jason's ship caught in the extremitie­s of a whirlwind (3-3)

16. Florentine family lacking final directions for what the doctor prescribed (6)

18. Academic qualificat­ions for the post (7) 19 & 21Dn. What one has done with a snippet – let's have no more of that (3,2,3)

20. It's part of the architect's plan to provide uplift (9)

21. Have a bit of a low neck-line (3)

22. Assume the character of some painter, maybe (11)

Down

2. It's put back among the cards (3)

3. Coming from the north, it can be piercing (5)

4. Don't accept what's added to the tip (6)

5. Men got a different composite picture (7)

6. This is not converting Japanese worshipper (9)

7. Beware the resident troglodyte (4-7)

8. Order a liqueur (11)

12. A firm test for the best eleven? (5,4)

15. Work in the theatre (7)

17. Spots undercover types near the end of the lane (6)

19. Serviceman is a big shot, by the sound of it (5)

21. See 19 Across

QUICK CLUES: Across

1. Become fact (11)

9. Day before (3)

10. Powerlessn­ess (9)

11. Implied (5)

13. Nine-pin (7)

14. Starve (6)

16. Soothe (6)

18. War-horse (7)

19. Dean (5)

20. Clothes-making (9)

21. Piece (3)

22. Charm (11)

Down

2. Hatchet (3)

3. Be (5)

4. Inflict (6)

5. Network (7)

6. Refuge (9)

7. Diploma (11)

8. Defined (11)

12. Comrade (9)

15. Italian woman (7)

17. Painter (6)

19. Number (5)

21. Jeer (3)

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