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DOUBLE CROSSWORD

- CRYPTIC

ACROSS

1 A little hooligan using every ounce of strength (3,3)

5 Check question for material (6)

10 Leader of less sensitive unit (6,3)

11 Loosen knots when relative loses her head (5) 12 Plough into cash reserves (4)

13 Positions are reversed regarding fits (5,5)

15 Third person managed one gym with control over others (8)

16 Commercial carrier for swine on a ship (6)

19 Off the subject of works of art, say (6)

20 Squabbles over condition of toes and style of hair (8)

23 Ancient inventor made riches in a new way (10) 25 Drag rakes around Indian city (4)

27 Coach tight head before shower (5)

28 Doctor hides note behind one’s back (2,3,4) 29 Outlook on exercise among unfit cast (6) 30 Flour maker provided with alien grain (6)

DOWN

2 Green moderate in the public eye (9)

3 Some witches don’t start on cooker (4)

4 Not more indisposed after receiving the head of blunt instrument (8)

5 Run down fast to capture middle ground (3,3)

6 Quack from the horse and horseback stock (10) 7 Celebrity wrapped up single for music maker (5) 8 Fragment heard of disparagin­g chants (6)

9 Let out the minimum of sound (6)

14 Restlessne­ss after mince pie at outing (10)

17 Next to an interminab­le party (9)

18 Driving force takes little time to hesitate (8)

19 Stays put a waist into shape (6)

21 Got to the top and peeled off layers (6)

22 Rising as sweetheart turned up on time (6) 24 Credit donkey with being asinine? (5)

26 Angler’s equipment for finding fish at the bottom of river (4)

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