Whanganui Chronicle

Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1. Fob shows there’s no charge for transport to the docks (4,2,5) 8. Energy departed, but it will puff one up (5) 9. Book of cardinals, say (7) 10. Slip end out of pin on which thread is spun (7) 11. No youngster returns to it when it’s full of lumps (5) 12. After a month jury loses its head, which is a sign (6) 14. Tom gives his favourite tip for a bit of shut-eye (6) 18. About a half-quart of colour (5) 19. Like the chest of a youngster called Lofty? (7) 21. Not in any place but at present in this place (7) 23. Is involved in one sort of racket (5) 24. How man may take handkerchi­ef and be poorer by the deal (3,2,6)

DOWN

1. A reef is set out for a flower (7) 2. Anger is wrong if one’s wiping it out (7) 3. A mountain nymph with nothing to peruse (5) 4. One who doesn’t want the bomb may carry it on demo (6) 5. The country air: mean to change it! (7) 6. Starts decrying your every stain (3) 7. Fibre is present in the pharmacist’s salt (3) 13. Stand another round, and fall back (7) 15. 8 or 9 iron makes one blink when about a hundred (7) 16. May ten-p be enough for discharge of a debt? (7) 17. Is felt to be it, emphatical­ly (6) 18. Fear of putting a sylvan god in charge (5) 20. It’s the language of fish, and nothing more (5) 22. What person works out how? (3)

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