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1 Sort of paper used for making a report? (9) 8 Stay silent at the back of a tree (3) 9 Scots one found in a rebuilt dance salon (11) 11 Could the trawl be taken for granted? (4-3) 12 Rubbish for human consumption (5) 13 Give a rough outline of the playlet (6) 15 Produce something original to cause a fuss (6) 17 We hear a wanderer will supply the bouquet (5) 18 Mischief-maker speaks deceitfully and makes insinuations (7) 20 How one relieving you of weapons behaves? (11) 22 In the event I expected a closely fought game (3) 23 A deadlock is by no means fresh, my friend (9)
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2 The girl and I missing from Verdi’s opera (3) 3 He produced “Woden” after finishing “The Thinker”! (5) 4 Make a contribution to the same neat arrangement (6) 5 One who once performed as an oppressive creditor (7) 6 In going without food I can change significantly - it’s spell-binding (11) 7 Completely out of form? (9) 10 Tenant fuddled by ale sold here (11) 11 The imbalance of Paris in a tidy mess! (9) 14 Vehicles I used in certain pursuits (7) 16 Is going up to wander over a mountain range (6) 19 One in an attitude displaying an air of assurance (5) 21 Left to put up what gets knocked down (3)