Crossword: CRYPTIC CLUES

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ACROSS

5 Alan meets a blonde who turns out to be a nasty type 7 Initially, an all-embracing tax bags thousands within 8 Note We stay outside, discriminating 1 0 Returned Services Leagues where diggers meet 1 2 For such frugality you may go to prison 1 4 A custodian of literary material is a bookie, perhaps 20 Expensive sounding animal 2 1 A mania to care about the last letter 22 A little rebellious old god of the earth 23 Pettiness from a very small Scottish loch

DOWN

1 Tightly grip a bar on the ribbon of a medal 2 A deity having the right to stay in the woods 3 One after a set time with Arabian nymph 4 A long difference with English 5 Happen to be an American season 6 Four letters from an association much smaller 9 Type of sword bears reproduction 11 Slur about female horses 1 3 Could use a sly ode but prefers to sing differently 1 5 Tidemark keeping the same as previously mentioned 1 6 Make a nonsense of limited tribe lieutenants 1 7 Speak against some star guest appearances 1 8 More chilling in charge – that’s right! 1 9 They say it’s the fleet’s belly-button

STRAIGHT CLUES

ACROSS

5 Poisonous plant 7 A tax (init) 8 Finical 1 0 Returned Services Leagues (init) 1 2 Excessive frugality 1 4 One in charge of a place set apart for books 20 Wild animal 2 1 Fad 22 Ten decibels 23 Smallness

DOWN

1 Grip 2 Mythological woodland deity 3 Arabian nymph 4 English 5 Happen 6 Association (abb) 9 Long sword 11 Daub 1 3 Sings like the Swiss 1 5 The same 1 6 Misrepresent 1 7 Debate against 1 8 Chillier 1 9 Type of orange