The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Quick Crossword
Both sets of clues fit both grids
ACROSS
1 Small rocks (6) 5 Brown fizzy drink (4) 9 Courtroom plea of being elsewhere (5) 10 Shorten (text) (7) 11 Striking artistic grouping (7) 12 Musical drama (5) 13 Hanker (5) 15 Lesser than (5) 20 Counterpart of ‘sir’ (5) 22 Causing utmost misery (7) 24 Dreamy inertia (7) 25 Lawn tennis-court surface (5) 26 Roman god of war (4) 27 Sporting ploy (6)
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2 Sewer’s finger-cover (7) 3 Ingenuous (5) 4 Swiftly acquire (4,2) 5 Wear away by chemical action (7) 6 Porter’s room (5) 7 Graceful dance (5) 8 Majestic (5) 14 Fleetwood Mac album (7) 16 Japanese craft of making shapes with paper (7) 17 Aroma, fragrance (5) 18 Longing (6) 19 Plural of ‘this’ (5) 21 ___ Summer, Hot Stuff singer (5) 23 Rational thought (5)