CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

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4 5 6 Prison officer’s pay? (5) Dump at the roadside (5) Black neckwear for moles (7)

In a group, we are nice (5) Go furtively about forging links (5)

He’s unlikely to give you more than fifty quid (5) Guns associated with assault (7)

Figure I’m on the go (3) The burden on the States (4)

Choose the dunderhead’s way to roll the dice (6) Love to make a fuss about (5)

Grills said to be for salmon (6)

Peter’s very reliable (4) Trendy joint (3)

It’s comparatively easy to smile about a novice (7) Passed drink round, one happy day (5)

Sweet extract of asparagus, possibly (5) Inclination to show class (5) Emit the response an appealing player wants (4,3) It’s a dirty lie! (5) In Scotland, it’s ne’er pronounced “north” (5)

DOWN

Father of a cowboy? (6) Throws out an unlucky pilot, perhaps? (6)

We finish last when it’s raining (3)

So try to change an account (5)

Woman wanted? (7)