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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Good sportsmanship and not bad drama (4,4)

5 A politician’s current measures (4) 9 Grain coming from a tropic island (5) 10 It has wings and flies (7) 11 Transport of delight? (8,4)

13 Had a lean time? (6)

14 A few lines apparently expressing hostility (6)

17 Form that saves time for the writer (12) 20 Put a chit in for wine (7)

21 Sea air adds a little weight to one (5) 22 See about a thousand duck (4)

23 All those required for a full board meeting (5,3)

DOWN

1 Effrontery, more than cheek (4)

2 I’m put on to something that beats dynamic force (7)

3 Soldier intends to acquire personal wealth (7,5)

4 A king, badly hurt in legend (6)

6 Tom’s turn to provide a saying (5) 7 Possibly respects signs of authority (8) 8 Doubts about bookings? (12)

12 Loans made by suitors (8)

15 Noisy new trio love us (7)

16 Polish, perhaps, but not Polish by sound (6) 18 She may have been banned for changing her name (5)

19 Bowed to talent? (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Big shop (8)

5 Goad to action (4) 9 Severe (5) 10 Abbreviate (7) 11 Lower self-esteem of (4,4,1,3)

13 Pattern of recurrence (6) 14 Fearful (6)

17 KGB, for example (6,6) 20 Eminent conductor (7) 21 Din (5)

22 Legal obligation (4) 23 Temporary inactivity (8)

DOWN

1 Lenient (4) 2 Seclusion (7)

3 Light meal (12)

4 Final result (6)

6 To erect (3,2) 7 Apostate (8) 8 Cornucopia (4,2,6) 12 Taken for granted (8) 15 Sale to highest bidder (7) 16 Complete self-assurance (6)

18 Large storage box (5) 19 Surrender (4)