Cape Times

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Moves from one bed to another (11) 9 It was in form when young (7) 10 Gloomy number get behind (5) 11 Recognised claim to name or rank (5) 12 Carter trip East causes row (7) 13 Compositio­ns make easy points (6) 15 Guest who finishes the course? (6) 18 Put into liquidatio­n? (7) 20 Step - or part of one (5) 22 Seems to make appearance (5) 23 Hide the real changes (7) 24 Happy manufactur­ers enjoying themselves? (11)

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2 Contrive to hold a bolt (5) 3 A place of growing importance to gardeners (7) 4 Crisp material (6) 5 Tree providing deal, right? (5) 6 Possibly pray when under the treatment (7) 7 Are they given by singers accused of being off-key? (4,7) 8 Business, they think should not be a matter of duty (4,7) 14 Nobody in particular (7) 16 Two small birds make one (7) 17 Blamed for an uproar (6) 19 One who gets up part of the stairs (5) 21 Hesitation about the substance used in the theatre (5)

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