CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Going to pieces outright belittles people (5)

Do a stretch up the river? (5)

When one is absent, maybe we pout (and cancel) (4,3) Like milk, it’s useful when lacking concentration around half term (5) Shoot out of sight (5) Food that’s beyond the inner man? (5)

New cornets for Kevin (7) Mathematical margin? (3) But commonly cut in half (4) Modest admixture of rum in water (6)

Search for the pith of a discourse? (5)

20 What the sun may do at the bathing place round the corner (6)

Be about to do wrong, or threaten (4)

A little drink from the siphon (3)

Disdained to take notes on treatment for corns (7) The gang getting together at The Grapes? (5) Unhappy about being parted? (3,2)

Points out the front end (5) Slid out quietly with the key (7)

Put down what sounds right (5)

Payments for ten in the back seat (5) 6 9 10

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Motive for arson, maybe, out East (6)

What’s the score? (6) 4 5

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18 19 Is possibly ten, or younger (3)

Exclude a hard-hearted debutante (5)

No silent thief (7)

Bet raised to a great height (4)

A noted superior hot drink (6)

The beauty of fruit (5) Searches for articles with teeth (5)

Wayne needs it, as do we all (5)

It’s a great lake (5) Cried because Mike’s a terrible weed! (5)

Sort of courage associated with uncle? (5)

A moral doubt that weighed little (7)