The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)

Cryptic Crossword

Both sets of clues fit both grids

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ACROSS 1 Mark puts on female garment (5) 4 Important subject for children (5) 10 Ran from Left’s opinion piece (5)

11 Dried grass and metal thread are erratic (7) 12 Wild West lawman, lively if fresh (7)

13 Clumsy essentiall­y centipede, confused (5) 14 Tea for fool up in the morning (5) 16 Roves about left-hand page (5) 21 Somewhat masochisti­c Russian city (5) 23 Closest Eastern muddle (7)

25 Eminent woman had by the police for keeping coin (7) 26 Opening passage trio performed about noon (5) 27 Goes with birds, say (5) 28 Lies about touring southern lands (5)

DOWN 3 2 Change More than the one law! spoke (7) about 5 raid Isle keeping at one (5) left in urban view (7) 6 Join up in retinue (5) 7 Hundred pals moved by embrace (5) 8 Never-ending furtive period of work (5) 9 Greek character at river mouth (5) 15 Go in van round French city (7) 17 Respect shimmering ghost (7) 18 Whispered remark from a team (5)

19 Show contempt for national leader taken in by prophet (5) 20 Cultural mindset quiet hostages captured (5) 22 Back-up needed to follow simpering rodent (5) 24 Regrettabl­y one entrant has false name (5)

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