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ACROSS

3 We hear he’s not taking his share of amplified light (5)

8 Hippie culture could be 1 when re-introduced (3,3)

9 Relatives solve clues about first name (6) 10 Prisoner abandons muddle of mixed styles (6)

11 Someone’s picture shows less love in weak character (8)

12 Twelve inches back (3)

13 Superior gambler (6)

14 Paper dart thrown back at initial expense of clothing industry (3,5)

17 Skinny boy twists arm (5,2)

19 I disembark once more on Emerald Isle (7) 23 Game where special constable faces up to mob (8)

27 Season for getting 6? (6)

29 Take nothing from Geordie, nothing but acorn, say (3)

30 In large part destroy friend on first day of last month (8)

31 Film came in with a new look (6) 32 Rap hop in aid of foundling (6)

33 Say goodbye to final year of broadcasting systems (6)

34 Hush a pet who’s out of form (5)

DOWN

1 Turn down litter (6)

2 Father tales bus’ to army quarter in subcontinental country (8)

3 All-round genius the French set on wrong road (8)

4 Royal staff misplace secret about original palace (7)

5 Manage platform for rock group (6) 6 He counts marks made by kitchen utensil on prime stead (6)

7 Depended on untruth about being overdrawn (6)

13 Runs very fast _ thrashes (5)

15 Step on this in 1, 14, being part of 12 (3) 16 Duck down (5)

18 Weep at being called offensive name (3) 20 Spa treatment, perhaps, ordered by parish priest after the others (4,4) 21 French newspaper introduces a beverage (8)

22 Vine tea produced in Italian region (7) 24 Eliminates with no-fault rounds (6)

25 Get off with a match (6)

26 Intellect needed to steer building society over bad weather (6)

28 Former Othello, say, seen in Lorna Doone country (6)