Devlin’s Cryptic Xword

2022-01-22 -

Across

1 Exactly where the bridge is located (2,3,4)

Fruit carrier (5)

Toast kid has torn to pieces (5,2) Sounds like hero’s vain (4)

Mooches around at home getting hidings (8)

Steals design belonging to famous inventor (6)

Bed a girl (6)

Armoured warship, such as frigate? (8)

Endless darkness on the horizon (4) A Springbok coach must resay “In a maul, do not include backs!” (7) Makes public speaking vegetables (5)

Animals bet on fast zebras, ignoring the odds (9) 8 9 10 11

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Down

2 Puzzle with no benefit? (7)

3 Bird’s cry and laugh (4)

4 Newspaper leader not even journalist agreed with (6)

One gets depressed when entering capital (5,3)

Outside, a face mask initially covers up (4) Chat about cutting animal’s small whiskers (10)

Rampant Indian team declared (10) Security guard at church coming between wife and husband? (8)

Spooner’s in there, where magical things vanish? (4,3)

Little creature’s croak interrupted by donkey (6)

Losing crown from grinding tooth, switch sides of the mouth (4)

Revolutionary to record secret plan (4)

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