CRYPTIC CLUES

Going astray naturally with fathead included (3,6) What motorists do when about nothing? (4) Said pylon to be exhibited (2,7) Worry having lost head obtaining Russian currency (6) Find out letterhead can be used to get paid (5) Standard length of beat? (5) Port could precede it, as stated (4) Feeling sorry about rug in disorder (5) Stumble on a jaunt (4) Part of this camera is easy to lift (5) It can’t go on for many more hours! (5) Meal again finished (6) Need a soft construction, being without hearing (5-4) Two sound fruit (4) How an all-graduate profession is gradually achieved (2,7) Yesterday’s Solutions ACROSS: 1 Atom; 3 Pass mark; 8 Hi-fi; 9 Triangle; 11 Second fiddle; 17 Stout-hearted; 20 Inaction; 21 View; 22 Mistrust; 23 Ally. DOWN: 1 Adhesive; 2 Officer; 4 Adrift; 5 Stand trial; 6 Angel; 7 Keep; 10 In a flutter; 12 Send away; 15 Ant hill; 16 Shoots; 18 Tears; 19 Firm. really heated

DOWN

1. Officer has presumably played chess twice before (5,4)

Point out sadly letter isn’t good enough 3,2,2,2)

Thin, but in good condition (4)

To take article from part of the Ukraine is an offence (5)

Desperately poor people are down on them (6)

Smack gets friends up (4)

With lower temperature – 100 less – in advancing age (5)

Non-professional from Italy (5)

Given data arrangement, steered on course (9)

Report about being out of work is just a bit of gossip (4,5)

17. Sorrow when fire is put out at Gateshead (5)

19. In such a tempo uncertain when to swoop (6)

22. Lead round right tree (5)

23. Support and don’t go away (4)

24 Estimate relative speed (4) 2.

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Verify;

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Ornate;