CRYPTIC/QUICK CROSSWORD
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CRYPTIC CLUES Across
1 Aerodynamic feature is a giveaway (7) 5 Honour its new unknown size issue (7) 10 Evict unacceptable school head inside (4) 11 Cleaner finds hot teapots in pieces (10) 12 A new breed finds space in city (8) 13 Frenchman well upset about nothing being tuneful (6) 14 Stomach has a medium breadth (5) 16 Speed includes late excursion to island in counterattack (9) 19 Catechism turned out to be simplified (9) 21 Rubbish has been the beginning and the end (5) 23 Fades with the Spanish fuel (6) 25 Surprisingly, can spare a body part (8) 27 Got ear bent in seedy club – not complimentary (10) 28 He’s there to help idea develop (4) 29 Come to a standstill for every bung (7) 30 Winding up student with huge solution outside (7)
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2 Investigate fruit tree at Beachy Head (5) 3 Pause until deer runs off (9) 4 Encounters energy turning into respect (6) 6 Bishop in a home designed for a free spirit (8) 7 Stole hard-top during breaking of laws (5) 8 Reprisal for London headwear (3,3,3) 9 Union head goes round in spring (6) 15 Designer of building to object to shocking treatment (9) 17 Rains terribly around the back and behind (2,7) 18 Unable to be unsuccessful or collapse onto strongbox (4-4) 20 Diminish one married couple (6) 22 Disclose cover behind international group (6) 24 Puddles overturn boat (5) 26 Snake gets more angry, losing head (5)
THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES Across
1 Information that may ruin suspense (7) 5 State of being overweight (7) 10 Forcibly remove (4) 11 Dental cleaner (10) 12 Scottish city (8) 13 Pleasantly smooth (6) 14 Complete range (5) 16 Strike back (9) 19 Circuit diagram (9) 21 Squander (5) 23 Type of fuel (6) 25 Large gland (8) 27 Disparaging (10) 28 Attendant (4) 29 Plug (7) 30 Shutdown (7)
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2 Measure depth (5) 3 Break (9) 4 Reverence (6) 6 One who acts with disregard for social conventions (8) 7 Woollen wrap (5) 8 An equivalent given in retaliation (3,3,3) 9 Rebound (6) 15 Building designer (9) 17 Owing rent (2,7) 18 Designed to return to a safe condition in the event of failure (4-4) 20 Weaken (6) 22 Reveal (6) 24 Sailing boat (5) 26 Venomous snake (5)