Sunderland Echo

DOUBLE CROSSWORD

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CRYPTIC CLUES: Across

1. Performanc­es by a team are fair attraction­s (9) 8. Sheepish female (3) 9. In which one may see working models (7,4) 11. Attack one puts differentl­y (3,4) 12. More curiositie­s keep turning up inside (5) 13. Call for resignatio­n causes uproar (6) 15. Its captain was put off by the crew (6) 17. He's to be changed, not these (5) 18. Unrealisti­c sightseer? (7) 20. Where they try to force soldiers to be good? (11) 22. Fag end? (3) 23. Fruit from the Argentine (9)

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2. In short I had a name for her (3) 3. Superficia­lly read a letter and act carelessly (5) 4. Admitting possession? (6) 5. It is noted for vigorous playing (7) 6. They show intelligen­ce (4,7) 7. A ruinous craft (9) 10. Ignore the fact that the instrument is adjusted to zero (3,2,6) 11. The kind of vehicle likely to show the mark of accident (6,3) 14. A recent reform put through again (2-5) 16. A famous man, but there's no side about him (6) 19. Dash off for an away match (5) 21. It takes many years to make one (3) QUICK CLUES:

Across

1. Height recorder (9) 8. Remain (3) 9. Rare (11) 11. Passage (7) 12. Sweetheart (5) 13. Blush (6) 15. Stress (6) 17. Follow (5) 18. Pause (7) 20. Bigotry (11) 22. Do wrong (3) 23. Receiver (9)

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2. Slack (3) 3. Is gloomy (5) 4. Winding (6) 5. Curl (7) 6. Relief (11) 7. Allusion (9) 10. Underhand (11) 11. Brevity (9) 14. Voter (7) 16. Gambol (6) 19. Morsel (5) 21. Tin (3)

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