DOUBLE CROSSWORD

Cryptic Clues: Across

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Party rode around living on prey (9) Fit of giddiness on stage? (4) Attacker makes idiot suffer sickness before worker (9) 10. Embitter the French, after 7 (6) 11. It’s there for

the pulling (5) 14. She runs a peaceful branch (5) 15. A tear for the

letting? (4) 16. Give spirit to graduate to dance (5) 18 & 20Ac. A rare cold affected traffic update (4,5) 21. The smallest allowed as admitted (5) 24. Lets on could

be pinched (6) 25. Need a tile to

draw? (9) 26. For sale in

quantity? (4) 27. At home kind

but stormy (9) 8. 9.

Down

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Right rats getting up on table (9) Capital sum for the college chief (9) The flower must have grown (4) Doctor has monkey put clothes on (5) Farmer takes the helm, perhaps (6) High-growing class (4) 9. Change later (5) 11. I’m in illuminated surroundings as far as they go (5) 12. Rising like a revolting beast (9) 13. Severity at the

back? (9) 17. Piercing sort of

accent? (5) 19. In lead, but got

refusal (6) 22. Vapour right out of a brook (5) 23. Express the

average (4) 24. Stupefy some most unlikely people (4) 2. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Quick Clues: Across Down

3. Evening (9) 1. Not injured (9) 8. Observe (4) 2. Tactical (9) 9. Grasping (9) 4. Persia (4) 10. Cowardly (6) 5. Centre (5) 11. Precipitous (5) 6. Frustrated (6) 14. Subject (5) 7. Noisy (4) 15. Trade (4) 9. Ward off (5) 16. The Scales (5) 11. Black (5) 18. Way out (4) 12. Malign (9) 20. Coach (5) 13. Parsons (9) 21. Thicket (5) 17. Map book (5) 24. Defective (6) 19. Lethargic (6) 25. Magnificent (9) 22. Disdain (5) 26. Advance payment (4) 23. Trick (4) 27. Promptitude (9) 24. Ado (4) To hear any crossword solution or the full solutions call 0905 789 4251 . Calls cost 80p per minute plus your network access charge. SP: Spoke, 0333 202 3390.

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