SUNDAY CROSSWORD —

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ACROSS :

1 Unspoken (5)

4 Lays open or uncovers (7)

8 ___ and Garba : folk dances from Gujarat? (3)

10 Internet addresses (3)

11 Steamship

(5)

12 Sheriff's men (5)

13 Common to both sexes (7)

15 Leg joints (5)

16 Char (7)

17 Plaster backer? (4)

20 A bill of fare

(4)

23 Cut down a tree (4)

24 Merges or brings together

(6)

26 Say something at an auction, maybe?

(4,1,3)

27 Famous Italian violinist and composer

(8)

28 A former British admiral

(6)

31 Extinct flightless birds

(4)

32 Answers or tells ? (4)

34 Spouts or spurts out (4)

35 Falls on the US-Canadian border (7)

36 Pop star ___ John (5)

38 Yields to pressure (5,2)

41 ___

Newman : editor and creator of famous Mad Magazine? (5)

42 Blocks up or obstructs (5)

43 Be in debt

(3)

44 Japanese bucks (3)

45 Florida resort (7)

46 Japanese dish (5)

Down :

1 Lokmanya ____ : famous patriot? (5)

2 Paper for brides (8)

3 Tedious (8)

4 Actor Morales

(4)

5 What a plumber joins

(4)

6 Oration (6)

7 Dipped in liquid (6)

8 Begrudged

(8)

9 Republic in W Africa (6,5)

14 Flower for Harlequin? (9)

18 Disagree

(4,5)

19 Basic or elemental (11)

21 Written exercise (5)

22 Wet (of weather) (5)

23 Supply abundantly (4)

25 Afternoon refreshers? (4)

27 Light mineral oil (8)

29 Flavoured extracts (8)

30 Places or puts in position, in a way?

(8)

33 Got by (4,2)

34 Dog-like animal (6)

37 JapaneseAmerican (5)

39 Conceited

(4)

40 Go away! (4)