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CROSSWORD

- by David Tossman

Clues across

1. Putting a promissory note in an addendum might be seen as sanctimoni­ous (5) 4. An implement used in croquet and in making small etchings (6) 9. Stud manager (4) 10. Bond does crazy dance about this place (9) 11. Sales of a suction contraptio­n (8) 12. Reside at sea? Fancy that (6) 13. My sale collapsed being too small and mean? (6) 15. Follow orders: pose for a portrait inside showing fatness (7) 16. All hide in confusion from a snippy femme fatale (7) 18. The Spanish bull at the butchery turned weak at the knees – weak generally, in fact (6) 20. Pursue child’s play as a means of identifica­tion (3,3) 21. Frightful baby’s mother got up before bloody queen (8) 23. Cripple in trouble as a rule (9) 24. Dropped off in the Hutt, reportedly (4) 25. Stays back, initially salacious, lecherous and completely lewd (6) 26. A bright sounding little lad (5)

Clues down

1. Appearing in abundance for top academic to utilise (7) 2. Where Taika Waititi directs an attack (5) 3. Vague yet flamboyant about promotiona­l material (7) 5. A newlywed eats dog’s tail? Curtail actually (7) 6. Bring playground equipment ashore in great political triumph (9) 7. Heart broken by my military force (3,4) I spy a trophy he redesigned for healthgivi­ng exercises (13) 14. Patience is upsetting to Israeli (9) 16. Enthusiasm initially followed an uprising of the underprivi­leged in the middle of muddle then flagged (7) 17. Soldier goes into pub, being rational (7) 18. Fans set out to get fixes (7) 19. Put criminal leader inside, nearly broken, for theft (7) 22. Mother’s working with a member of a fraternal order (5)

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Puzzle No 1105

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