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QUICK CLUES Across

6 Large rock (7) 7 Sum (5) 9 Offer (3) 10 Unwise (9) 12 Speak without notes (11) 15 Proceeded to argue (6,5) 17 Contrive in emergency (9) 19 Little devil (3) 21 Join together (5) 22 Set free (7)

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1 Droll (5) 2 Beer (3) 3 Appear (4) 4 Marvellous (9) 5 Serious (7) 8 Fruit (6) 11 Free from blame (9) 13 Salad plant (6) 14 Praise (7) 16 Entertain (5) 18 Staunch (4) 20 Favourite (3)

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

6 Reading about a description of a wood perhaps (7) 7 Examination necessitating a lot of book-work (5) 9 Express service unit (3) 10 It's horrible fighting against the government (9) 12 Martin hopes to mix, a thing he really hates to do (11) 15 The sort of food people won't stand for (3-4,4) 17 Happen to finish in the first three (4,5) 19 Put on a fellow (3) 21 Hire out a number with comfort (5) 22 Has to row faster (7)

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1 Doubly strengthen? (5) 2 Contraction of credit can be painful (3) 3 Piece of ice destined to give way (4) 4 Killer who gives one a close shave (3-6) 5 Has a taking way with children? (7) 8 Base Shakespearian character (6) 11 It's bawled out - and doesn't react tamely (4,5) 13 It follows a gale at sea, too (2,4) 14 Possibly a term in a tower (7) 16 Calf love made him a law-breaker (5) 18 Fish daily (4) 20 Litter depository? (3)