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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Rarely producing new models (6) 7 Music to peer at, possibly (8) 8 A ‘Division’ singer (4) 10 Are such images good and black? (6) 11 Statuettes with zero blemishes (6) 14 Paid the bill for the Bill? (3) 16 To a hothead, is she a plaything? (5) 17 Romeo’s after a woman, always (4) 19 Counted on getting dope treatment at Crouch End (5) 21 Like feelings of confusion? (5) 22 A drink to jump at, maybe? (5) 23 Where, in Ireland, love comes to blossom (4) 26 That erotic immortal (5) 28 Was secretive about some outlandish ideas (3) 29 Being angry, he breaks a date (6) 30 Passed one letter, then two (6) 31 Prophet who reformed some dipsomania­cs (4) 32 Being motherly makes little material difference (8) 33 Smacks, or possibly nips (6)

DOWN

1 One bad thing is to get a broken leg (6) 2 Club motorist? (6) 3 The complaint of a person possessing nothing (4) 4 Old model car, much corroded but considered reliable (7) 5 Wander off, turning on the light (5) 6 Abusive, possibly rash after a hasty start (5) 8 She’s entitled to swill mead (4) 9 His patients don’t talk (3) 12 To deceive the church head is to do wrong (3) 13 Recuperate, we gather (5) 15 One packing up pugilism? (5) 18 Worth starting up during the depression (5) 19 A popular success in Wichita (3) 20 By showing a degree of superiorit­y (3) 21 Wine that goes with cake (7) 22 The sense to take a little water with it (3) 23 Youngsters need a smaller music centre (6) 24 States further that hundreds are in sad disarray (4) 25 Possibly holy commands? (6) 26 Fathead much upset over a poor start (5) 27 Stick to imitation gems (5) 28 South American meat product (3) 30 Stop Hank starting trouble! (4)

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