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CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

01 Dukes aren’t given to breaking

promises (10) 06 Lay in some vanilla ice cream (4) 10 A deal leads to a game (5) 11 He struggles with valiant monstrous

beast (9) 12 One who talks one round to

composing some music (8) 13 See cat jump off piano (5) 15 Above and just behind the clock (7) 17 He plays by himself (7) 19 Take strong objection to marriage of

Ted and Tess (7) 21 Book covering part of North Africa (7) 22 Last sign of the Greeks (5) 24 Height could mean a slight change of

latitude (8) 27 Being villainous, use no fair play (9) 28 Limit where fires may be lit (5) 29 Made to go in tens perhaps (4) 30 He has to pay the price of publicity

(10)

DOWN

01 Fruit sounding nothing like a peach

(4) 02 Land of France in the depression is

very off-putting (9) 03 Crow bar? (5) 04 Free in general (2,5) 05 People won’t be satisfied with this

description (7) 07 Wooden pale (5) 08 Satisfied I raise no argument (10) 09 An outstanding singer perhaps (8) 14 Praiseworthy features of a railway?

(4,6) 16 Desmond marries but doesn’t expect

to be happy (8) 18 Detectives appear in new tennis

events (9) 20 British naval man opposite to a

landlady? (3,4) 21 Maybe it’s me as a painter (7) 23 Mischievous out of self-interest (5) 25 Sailor turns to playing cards (5) 26 Try and listen (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

01 Comfortable circumstances (4,6) 06 Shaft of light (4) 10 A dark brown fur (5) 11 Generously supplied (9) 12 Common sense (8) 13 Large stringed instrument (5) 15 Instance as warning to others (7) 17 Give power to (7) 19 Unfold (4,3) 21 Inclined to mercy (7) 22 Declare void (5) 24 Ponder (8) 27 Away from public view (2,7) 28 River of western Europe (5) 29 Edible flatfish (4) 30 Become thinner (4,6)

DOWN

01 Otherwise (4) 02 Vanquish (9) 03 Sloping sharply (5) 04 Regular procedure (7) 05 Inherent characteristics (7) 07 Laud (5) 08 A second-rater (10) 09 Follower of a teacher (8) 14 Feats of spectacular flying (10) 16 Announce publicly (8) 18 An ancient contact sport (9) 20 Violent windstorm (7) 21 Strive in rivalry (7) 23 Native country of Gurkhas (5) 25 Cherish (5) 26 Critical examination (4)