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No. 16 487

Across: 1 Sordid; 4 Tragic; 9 Complimentary; 10 Dynamic; 11 Laden; 12 Stage; 14 Idyll; 18 Crave; 19 Antique; 21 Reinforcement; 22 Handle; 23 Whiten.

Down: 1 Secede; 2 Remonstration; 3 Islam; 5 Rankled; 6 Grandiloquent; 7 Crying; 8 Smock; 13 Gleeful; 15 Scorch; 16 Fairy; 17 Beaten; 20 Teeth.