Crossword: CRYPTIC CLUES
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ACROSS
1 A fissure starts running in falling snow 3 Athletes finish casual runs on hillsides 8 Brother breaks law in a fracas 9 Opened to viewers in first-class colour 1 0 Rue stay being undertaken at river mouths 1 3 Some augur unusual events for a spiritual guide
1 4 A few feet put in an enclosure
1 5 Fresh single fellows becoming journalists 1 9 Learner on isolated piece of land making knitted goods
20 Give permission to get in and confess 2 1 Dabble in water with a short oar
22 A fellow seen in a secluded valley
DOWN
1 Massage my last precious stone
2 Rate friends being those firmly associated with 4 A metal fastener put back on the climbing plant 5 One section may nail untidy one who loves celebrating
6 Moved obliquely when voted with those keeping left
7 Move lightly when fireworks start getting illuminated
11 Use another little lady’s name
12 A cereal grass produced in January each year 13 All go past first at a speedy gait on a horse 16 Spin around on a circular frame used for movement
17 Prolonged low sound from a person with nothing
18 Astonish one to deprive of consciousness
STRAIGHT CLUES
ACROSS
1 A break 3 Slants 8 A street fight 9 Ventilated 1 0 River mouth 1 3 Wise person 1 4 An enclosure 1 5 Journalists 1 9 Soft material 20 Own up to 2 1 An oar 22 A valley
DOWN
1 Precious stone 2 Mixed company with
4 A vine 5 A social type 6 Walked sideways 7 Fly around 11 Girl’s name 1 2 A cereal 1 3 Horse’s gait 1 6 Car part 1 7 Complain 1 8 Amaze