The Irish Mail on Sunday

CRYPTIC CLUES

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ACroSS 9 Some insects are small and affectiona­te (5) 10 Girl gets one duet out of lethargy (9) 11 Painter has 31 days with public speaker (9) 12 Having beer with rector in photograph­ic image (5) 13 Complaint after the end fell off whip (6) 14 Tiresome to deduce point put by a student (8) 16 Natter about having one form of salt (7) 18 Gut lies revealed – it’s most unattracti­ve! (7) 20 Various, at the time of being arranged (8) 22 Here in France, church gets left a cold feature (6) 25 Finished on time, that’s easy to see (5) 26 Give new order to back line (9) 28 Use an alternativ­e date, strangely disgusted (9) 29 Nervous part of speech (5) dowN 1 Employed an American journalist (4) 2 Craned around to see performer of routine (6) 3 In the morning, boar is cooked as divine food (8) 4 Severely criticise a bit of the roof (5) 5 Roast tuna prepared for distant traveller (9) 6 Miles away, taking pressure is easy (6) 7 Group of spectators that’s due a nice performanc­e (8) 8 Small amount of drink to tire client out (10) 13 The first worker gets quantity that’s equivalent (10) 15 Cite Beryl’s plan to become a star (9) 17 Working at flutes, being discrimina­ting (8) 19 Cut material at some speed (8) 21 Very bad to rent out (6) 23 Punishment for taking in a dog (6) 24 Husband also finds coordinate convenient (5) 27 Need to give new layout to the garden (4)

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