Sunderland Echo

DOUBLE CROSSWORD

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CRYPTIC CLUES:

Across

1. Ordinary soldier is incorrect - it's a personal injury (7,5) 7. Without a hug, procure

an edible plant (5) 8. Polite when not military (5) 9. I shall take this badly (3) 10. Money will revive in the middle (9) 11. Good head finds the way

into the aristocrac­y (6) 12. Precious stone held by one pair of twins (6) 15. Fumble-fisted without fingers (3,6) 17. Tree remains after fire (3) 18. Conceal surplus beyond

100 (5) 19. Fortunate woman taken

round the King's Head (5) 21. Fancy red file is about nonhostile appearance (8,4)

Down

1. Getting through exam imagine! - is a whim (7,5) 2. A long time in

management (3) 3. A transgress­ion used in for example relieving the pressure (6) 4. Instrument­s for keeping accounts? (9) 5. New fiction (5) 6. Take a big risk in vehemently emotional drama (4,4,4) 7. He has a pound in small

change (5) 10. Short race for animal

suitable for heavy work (9) 13. Country laity in revolution (5) 14. Confused Mabel went to open

door at an easy pace (6) 16. Half 18 for swain? (5) 20. Shy from having nothing

between crazy extremes (3)

QUICK CLUES: Across

1. Confinemen­t (12) 7. Coffer (5) 8. Pulsate (5) 9. Strive (3) 10. Teetotal (9) 11. Iterate (6) 12. Comfort (6) 15. Dominance (9) 17. Mineral (3) 18. Avoid (5) 19. Acted out (5) 21. Bias (3-9)

Down

1. Poor (12) 2. Anger (3) 3. Dull (6) 4. Marriage (9) 5. Tend (5) 6. Noisy (12) 7. Crawl (5) 10. Consciousn­ess (9) 13. Audibly (5) 14. Heated (6) 16. Ordinary (5) 20. Central (3)

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