Mercury (Hobart)

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CRYPTIC CLUES

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14465

ACROSS

1 Spin her part out to keep a business associatio­n 6 A bird found on some narrow elevation of land 9 Quite expensive and precious to someone 1 0 See them rise over big tree finally and come into view 1 2 Weight of an empty vehicle in a sport arena 1 4 Reptiles shown as an afterthoug­ht 1 7 Not much to tell it in a different way 1 9 One way to have a drink out of the wind probably 2 1 Rented out with short return that puts one off taking action 22 Strangely calm before sent to new start with such unhappy people

DOWN

1 Friend allowed to have a mattress of straw 2 Right writing material for one making short sharp hits 3 Runs around with a way to help the sick 4 Stash away some cured animal skin 5 A person of high rank heard on the breakwater 7 Without error in starting to trade 8 Compulsive effort to breathe in irregular gaps 1 1 First person has shelter in the noisy quarrel 1 3 A type of sailor who can do things well 1 5 New notes to be relayed further on ( 4,2) 1 6 Wooden pegs last set in small oil reservoirs 1 8 Affectedly precious to start a little bird’s chirp 1 9 A man in a water obstructin­g mound of earth 20 Late again in among the rest of them ( 2,2)

STRAIGHT CLUES

ACROSS

1 A business alliance 6 A game bird 9 Loved 1 0 Come out 1 2 Unloaded truck weight 1 4 Snakes 1 7 Small 1 9 Sheltered side at sea 2 1 Off- putting item 22 Dissatisfi­ed people

DOWN

1 Flat- bladed implement 2 Dance musician 3 Tend the ill 4 Secrete 5 A jetty 7 Perfect 8 Pant loudly 1 1 Untidy meeting 1 3 With ability 1 5 Posted ahead ( 4,2) 1 6 Wickets 1 8 Small chirp 1 9 Man’s name 20 Amongst others ( 2,2)

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