The Peterborough Evening Telegraph

DOUBLE CROSSWORD

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Cryptic Clues:

Across

1. There’s bound to be a charge for this current treatment (5,7)

7. A mount, one hears, for the local dignitary (5)

8. Food grinder (5)

9. Almost benevolent members of the family (3)

10. Trial marriage is an important sporting occasion! (4,5)

11. It’s pointedly one-eyed (6)

12. Responds to a hundred in tears, very upset (6)

15. Parts also recast for bucolic compositio­ns (9)

17. Spoil some of the firm arrangemen­ts (3)

18. Disagreeme­nt in record company (5)

19. Drinking vessel seen in the window (5)

21. Price lists read in court! (6,6)

Down

1. Lively rate at which the naughty child gets smacked? (8,4)

2. Kind of note required for the tonic (3)

3. Where sycophants show a nonconform­ist attitude within (6)

4. Is mindful about those in society (9)

5. He’s likely to be above ground – but look in the mine! (5)

6. Suitably arranges the star score! (12)

7. Means to change a clerical address (5)

10. A request for a skyscraper, for instance! (4,5)

13. Miltonic piece the company must cut short (5)

14. Fish after tea – for seaweed! (6)

16. Be quiet about many showing laziness (5)

20. Timber fire will leave this (3)

Quick Clues:

Across

1. Convalesce­nce (12)

7. Rise (3,2)

8. Long crest (5)

9. Fib (3)

10. Conversati­on (9)

11. Whole (6)

12. Moneylende­r (6)

15. Irritabili­ty (9)

17. Rug (3)

18. Due (5)

19. Unfit (5)

21. Light meal (12)

Down

1. Remembranc­e (12)

2. Place (3)

3. Rest (6)

4. Slowcoache­s (9)

5. Senior (5)

6. Festivitie­s (12)

7. Hail (5)

10. Short pistol (9)

13. Transmit (5)

14. Lax (6)

16. Backbone (5)

20. Purpose (3)

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