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THE CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Do away with Basil? Oh that’s wrong! (7) 4 Rowed about an endowment (5) 7 The boy’s in a whirl (4) 8 Entrance qualification for Yale? (8) 10 Though possibly original it is less than novel (5,5) 12 About eleven the ship moves off (6) 13 Sandy hair? (6) 15 Robust shoes may be (4,2,4) 18 It may be hard pressed to gain an admission (8) 19 Capital punishment (4) 20 Woman unaffected by reversal (5) 21 Storm created by Shakespeare (7)
DOWN
1 Declares a piece of poetry lacks point (5) 2 Godly foe disposed to be reactionary (3,5) 3 They beat a complete suit (6) 4 Road notice perhaps a job for a painter (10) 5 Come to some backwater (4) 6 He’s right to take Monday off (7) 9 Its owner will have impressions of many countries (5,5) 11 Periodical may include explosive
material (8) 12 Dreams of working without a life of
slavery (7) 14 Not a big shot in the gunnery world (6) 16 Negotiate for free entertainment (5) 17 Utterly rude and cross (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Connoisseur of good food (7) 4 Elementary (5) 7 Stitched (4) 8 Satisfactorily (3,5) 10 Beyond reasonable limits (4,3,3) 12 Soaked through (6) 13 Without any concealment (6) 15 Gain objective by barest margin (6,4) 18 An attribute (8) 19 Struggle for breath (4) 20 Northern sea duck (5) 21 With unworldly innocence (7)
DOWN
1 Enthusiastic enjoyment (5) 2 Cumbersome (8) 3 One who counts votes (6) 4 Eagle, for example (4,2,4) 5 Profoundly wise man (4) 6 Eating implements (7) 9 Keep well away (5,5) 11 Bring in new methods (8) 12 A moral reservation (7) 14 Unrestrained (6) 16 Unoccupied (5) 17 Ship’s cargo space (4)