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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Many bids for chests (7) 5 Appear to act? (5) 8 The state of the fraternity - rows among the monks (13) 9 Captured and shot (5) 10 The performer rates it differently (7) 11 Island colonist (6) 12 One of the top stories (6) 15 He’s in the right position not to be found out (7) 17 More curiosities keep turning up inside (5) 19 As worn by clergymen and office workers? (8,5) 20 Make a financial return (5) 21 Put in a seat (7)
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1 A young animal has it in some measure (5) 2 Wool gatherings? (6,2,5) 3 There are two points he can possibly raise (7) 4 Indication of terror; it’s very funny! (6) 5 Be quick! (5) 6 The rest cure as organised accumulated wealth (8,5) 7 Honour a relation (7) 11 It is run on American lines (7) 13 Shorten a crossing (7) 14 Be the first to make a fuss? (6) 16 Newspaper Lydia edited (5) 18 Reduced to the lowest level (5)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Fictitious (7) 5 Underlying (5) 8 Expressing a question (13) 9 Chew vigorously (5) 10 Meeting of a court (7) 11 Philippines city (6) 12 To dress (6) 15 Withstand (7) 17 A board game (5) 19 Unsuitable (13) 20 Blustery (5) 21 Disintegration (5-2)
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1 Generally accepted principle (5) 2 Hidebound (3,2,4,4) 3 Arrange in order (7) 4 Sleepy (6) 5 Copper-zinc alloy (5) 6 Wild guess (4,2,3,4) 7 Hot red pepper (7) 11 Absent (7) 13 Swiss lake (7) 14 Bury (6) 16 Be relevant (5) 18 Wide expanse (5)