Portsmouth News

DOUBLE CROSSWORD CROSSWORD

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CRYPTIC CLUES:

Across

1. In which bureaucrat­s are led by polite minister? (5,7) 7. In all honesty, leadership demands elegance (5) 8. Big when backed for example by half a dollar (5) 9. Sailor gets deserter to return (3) 10. Magnificen­ce under PLO's moves (9) 11. Show video about drama (6) 12. Detain, but remain on good terms (4,2) 15. Woodworker enables fish to get in (9) 17. A necessity when having a row (3) 18. Get stuck in the porter's room (5) 19. Golfing connection­s of course (5) 21. Show as strained now in language terms (7,5)

Down

1. Could run act about a vampire (5,7) 2. Remained nonprofess­ional (3) 3. Eleven lying calmly concealed (6) 4. Lout never can become one to offer services willingly (9) 5. Vehicle to travel as freight (5) 6. Bring up to bewitch the back way in (4,8) 7. Divides up fastener (5) 10. Assert fewer are without a home country (9) 13. Stage supports (5)14. Dictator in last upheaval (6) 16. Jockey wants some more directions after setback (5) 20. Denial weight is up (3)

QUICK CLUES:

Across

1. Handicap (12) 7. Antic (5) 8. Opening (5) 9. Born (3) 10. Police officer (9) 11. Whole (6) 12. Pathetic quality (6) 15. Know (9) 17. Spring (3) 18. Fabric (5) 19. Free (5) 21. Bigoted (6-6)

Down

1. Shatter (12) 2. Immerse (3) 3. Stop (6) 4. Mild (9) 5. Pig sound (5) 6. Undermanne­d (5-7) 7. Deceive (5) 10. Unconventi­onal (9) 13. Hurry (5) 14. Wave (6) 16. Porcelain (5) 20. Japanese sash (3)

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