The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)

Cryptic Crossword

Both sets of clues fit both grids

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ACROSS

1 Bump into the vessel (5) 4 Goodbye to something cast in gold (5) 10 Discombobu­lated, in the main? (2,3)

11 Parka Penny and I exchange for pepper (7) 12 Mongrel with rear end cut short (7)

13 Throws nets over one – a mug (5) 14 Jack could be king with part 16 of Reportedly church following fashion steps (5) over a fence (5) 21 River rodent holds mother back (5) 23 Stupid fellow, for example, has first-class weapon (7) 25 Does ice form in bishop’s area? (7) 26

Something with little hesitation tossed in (5) taxi 27 Unknown French drink left out by flooring (5) 28 Something worth having, girl returns (5)

DOWN

2 Loser from the Gorbals or Antrim (4-3) 3 Hang out round a country in Africa (5)

5 Money put down is back in bus garage (7) 6 Banish to former French island (5) 7 Observe timepiece (5) 8 Fittingly lay about outside exercise class (5) 9 Soil temperatur­e is not common (5) 15 Tray I’ve smashed for theatrical entertainm­ent (7)

17 French article about bilge is easy to read (7) 18 Duet performed eastern musical work (5)

19 Each number had been taken down (5) 20 Mud round edge of top hat (5) 22 I wander back with New Zealander (5)

24 Fires, plunders and bags (5)

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