Quick Crossword

Both sets of clues fit both grids

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Vapid (7)

___ point, centre of interest (5) Military cloth (5) Chums (7) Make a list (7) Get on in life (2,3) Weak and woozy (6)

Die of hunger (6) Stage trickery (5) This evening (7) Lively, vigorous (7) Present for consideration (5) Allowable (5) Source of ‘black gold’ (3,4) 1 2 3 4

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Small suspicion (7) Glide over ice (5) Mating (7) Coat with toggles (6) Throw (5) Evergreen tree (7) Sporting failure (5) Grown without using chemicals (7) Aluminium sheets used for wrapping (7) Grip the attention of (7)

Fine plaster used architecturally (6) Example (5) Tailed celestial body (5) Social blunder (5) 1 5 8 9 10 11

Rapier I throw around area of grassland (7)

Not appropriate to sleep in it (5)

Brush lottery (5)

Cynic got caught in rotten situation (7)

Spoil if glued in wrongly (7)

Sarcastic wit like metal? (5) 12 14 18 20 22 23

Rifle about to acquire bit of gold? (6)

Avoids young women (6)

Girl has papers that are legally sound (5)

To wander in tree is almost sinful (7)

Colour ranges of woven carpets (7)

Not reacting back in theatre nightly (5) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 13 15 16 17 18 19 21

Overtake one on fire (7)

Ace leader still to come (5)

Drive back soldiers’ surge (7)

Simpler note, as that is right (6)

Ancient tribe requiring one nice change (5)

Behaviour of minority groups with no female (7)

Sticky carpet fastener with last of spray (5)

Ship gone adrift, all aboard! (7)

Request for payment singing? (7)

Wrestle around to appear very hot (7)

Lofty principles of spoilt ladies (6)

Shield? Caller hasn’t got it (5)

Some edit tomes exactly as before (5)

In the morning, stop change (5)