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THE CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Contract debts without interest (9) 8 Potentially earn a place in the sporting world (5) 9 Sound reasonable (7) 10 Maintain there’s some body in the beer (6) 11 Sort of butter made from vegetable and fruit (6) 12 I am conclusively shown to be better (8) 15 I plan too casually but it’s a matter of choice (8) 18 Cathy’s rocking the boats (6) 20 Stays will alter a waist (6) 21 Red wines turn scarlet (7) 22 Bones placed in a circle (5) 23 Tasty fruit centre in a new assortment (9)
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2 Ring in the nose as a halter (5) 3 Workers’ associations in unison perhaps (6) 4 Idleness in battle (8) 5 Some canvas or tar (6) 6 Book expresses some limitation (7) 7 New Year gifts whose days are numbered (9) 11 Play recorded music to make a show
(3,2,4) 13 Versatile languages master? (8) 14 Leaves high and dry on the beaches (7) 16 Get on a bit maybe (6) 17 He puts up the points or puts them
down (6) 19 A small bird and an enormous one (5)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Maximum velocity (4,5) 8 Latin American ballroom dance (5) 9 Sharp blade attached to rifle (7) 10 Change direction abruptly (6) 11 Gas used in airships and
balloons (6) 12 Meet by chance (4,4) 15 Idle feckless person (8) 18 Over-indulgence (6) 20 Offensive remark (6) 21 Record of meeting’s
proceedings (7) 22 Heating and cooking
apparatus (5) 23 Mealtime conversation (5,4)
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2 Habitual practice (5) 3 Chance to participate (4-2) 4 Introductory remarks (8) 5 Come to a halt (4,2) 6 Stamp (7) 7 Basic essentials (4,5) 11 Precipitately (9) 13 Relevant (8) 14 Outburst of anger (7) 16 An artistic dance form (6) 17 Mystical (6) 19 Artillery projectile (5)