CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

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33 34 35 36 It’s returned in payments for jobs (6) Beckham’s posh station in life? (8)

It’s not quite true politicians are winners! (6)

He gets credit for nothing good (5)

Make fun of a disheartened jester (4)

Sailors’ star turn! (4) Shattered piece of sculpture? (4)

Animal disturbed when a gun goes off (3)

A murderer is able to get out of line (4) Old-fashioned renegade’s exclamation(4) Pieces arranged for piano recitals (9)

Carry to Acton central by car (4)

Dad figures it’s something handy (4)

Man of tomorrow? (3) Possessing nothing, he’d worked on the land (4) A low-key state of mind (4) Turn up with a growl – a beastly noise? (4)

A vessel to push, roughly? (5)

Is unlikely to be broken (especially if vinyl) (6) Historic battle of marginal prominence (8)

Was he burning to write Dracula? (6)

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18 20 But it could be one to play (4)

The fruits of one’s studies of history? (5)

Go around to an ancient city (4)

In business, a swell thing to do (6)

Narrate in unoriginal style (6)

Such recruits are unfamiliar with war (3)

Figure it as a mark on one’s head (5)

A growing source of flavouring for gin (7)

The little that sank in (3) Too much talk of breaking asunder (3)

Ben Hur’s brother? (6) She’s a treasure to mum (5) 21

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33 Show a profit on a piece of land from Paisley (3) Arcadian rotter? (3) Convincing information in bed (6)

Barker, it seems, can figure to go up (3) Neatness in using a word erroneously? (5)

All round, it’s less than exorbitant (5)

Gave the players a hand (5) Such pies can be deceptive (4)

Buzzers at Brentford (4)