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No. 8,709

ACROSS

1 Criminal (10) 6 To counsel (6) 7 Estimate (5) 9 Save (6) 10 _ _ _ Gardner, actress (3) 11 Look lasciviously (4) 14 Sound of a car horn (4) 15 River in SW England (3)

16 Jewelled headdresses (6) 17 Attempted (5) 18 Narrow open container (6) 20 Unite to defend common interests (5,5) DOWN 1 Soft wet earth (3) 2 Linger idly (6) 3 Of France (6)

4 Young swan (6) 5 Performs surgery on (8) 6 Rich (8) 8 Promptly or quickly (8) 9 Curative (8) 12 On bad terms (2,4) 13 Roof beam (6) 14 Monkey type (6) 19 Household fuel (3)