Sunderland Echo

DOUBLE CROSSWORD

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CRYPTIC CLUES: Across

1. Snap conclusion (5-6) 9. Member close at hand (3) 10. Battle head-dress (9) 11. A long note written in sombre vein (5) 13. The whole number for example coming in to bury the body (7) 14. Perches of different sorts with a ring inside (6) 16. Is included among the others to set up some opposition (6) 18. The girl gets Bert fuddled with effervesce­nt drink (7) 19 & 3Dn. It's used for surveying an aircraft schedule (5-5) 20. Public individual­s supply implicit subtle meanings (9) 21. The kind of shooter that will be shelled (3) 22. See leash not tangled up, following closely behind (2,4,5)

Down

2. Coming from the Mexican border (3) 3. See 19 Across 4. Join the ranks or be overthrown at home (4,2) 5. Noose? (7) 6. Somehow sharing the French paradise Hilton wrote about (7-2) 7. Clip joint (7,4) 8. Take the responsibi­lity, as one going to water the flowers will do (5,3,3) 12. The result of bolting together (9) 15. A Himalayan or Greek character in the money (7) 17. Pelts of specific weights (6) 19. It's used for sticking broken tapes (5) 21. Drink up, buddy (3)

QUICK CLUES: Across

1. Gush back (11) 9. Freeze (3) 10. World-wide (9) 11. Lurk (5) 13. Trying out (7) 14. Flag (6) 16. Bury (6) 18. Confiscati­on (7) 19. True (5) 20. Logic (9) 21. Place (3) 22. Require (11)

Down

2. Stretch (3) 3. Customary (5) 4. Culpable (6) 5. Treachery (7) 6. Evidence (9) 7. Annoyance (11) 8. Suitabilit­y (11) 12. Stubborn (9) 15. Sugar (7) 17. High intellect (6) 19. Lamp (5) 21. Favourite (3)

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