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ACROSS

6 7 9 10 11

13 15

16 17 20

22 23 24

Carefully search (through) (5) Fastest pace of a horse (6)

West Indian ballad (7)

___ bacon, potato-crisp flavour (5) Feature of a church (4) Contradict (6) Church keyboard instrument (5) Glass water jug (6) Elegant, stylish (4) Having weapons (5) Ricotta-filled pasta ‘cushions’ (7) Long loose dress with wide sleeves (6) Lifeless (5)

DOWN

1 2 3

4 5 6

8 12

13 14

15 18

19 21

Tumble to the ground (4,4)

Run away with a lover (5)

Urge, encourage (3,2) Sparkle (7) US vagrant (4) Skilled mechanic (10) Machine-written document (10) Aggregate containing metal (3) Beam of light (3) Detached (a clasp) (8) Currently away from work (3-4) Main stem of a tree (5)

Steer clear of (5) Grain ground to powder (4)