South Wales Echo

Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1. Spheres or balls lose everything (4) 3. He does his running on the quiet (8) 9. Organise a gay reel with zest (7) 10. Copy wrongly (5) 11. How detectives may collaborat­e to catch counterfei­ters? (7,5) 13. Trifling affront (6) 15. Put off one’s retirement (4,2) 17. Work in harmony, as rowers should (4,8) 20. Greets in stony fashion? (5) 21. Appreciati­ve watcher gives tongue! (7) 22. Encouragin­g applause (8) 23. To a doctor it’s grave (4)

DOWN

1. Showed that one’s judgement as a producer had become clouded? (8) 2. Possibly be a fool being brought up as a princess (5) 4. It’s a crime when he has a number after one month (6) 5. There’s a lot to be said for having it (4,2,3,3) 6. One takes something for it (7) 7. Lines, we hear, of eggs (4) 8. It will be a blow to take this test - and fail! (12) 12. Joint descriptio­n of Eve’s origin (5,3) 14. Useless, until changed inside that is (7) 16. He has an enormous bill to face (6) 18. Animal in hardship popularly abbreviate­d (5) 19. Elegant style in which ice cream is served (4)

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