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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

4 Get away into space, by the

way? (6)

7 Is humanitari­an, but makes

a leftist angry (3,5) 8 Emphasise the pressure (6) 10 Wander around with trays

(5)

13 Dad in distress (4)

14 Can one look right into the

future? (4)

15 Ridicules the fellows (4) 16 Obtain by duplicatio­n? (3) 17 Profit from a gin (4)

19 In old Thailand, Sam gets

out of line (4)

21 In Dixieland (where Enoch

Powell was MP) (4,5)

23 The informatio­n’s just a tad

wrong (4)

24 Historic actor-manager who

went bare in winter? (4) 26 The blokes who join me at

the Nag’s Head (3)

27 Keen to carve a joint (4) 29 Made to copy Joan of Arc,

say (4)

32 Beware that we depart, thus

making you suffer (4)

33 It grows in an easterly direction (5)

34 Hidden talent, maybe (6) 35 Name a warlike fellow’s

weapon (8)

36 Lots can be supplied in

extremes of penury (6)

DOWN

1 Spill the beans on the lawn?

(5)

2 Love to make a fuss again

(5)

3 Become the worse for wear

due to fighting? (4)

4 Writing the points to mention (5) 5 Something unpleasant

afoot? (4)

6 One can play it still (6) 9 Letter to publish as a mere

fabricatio­n (6)

11 It comes from out East (3) 12 Leave skill out of the conversati­on! (5)

13 Would-be humorist who

calls a Nazi nasty? (7)

15 A drink like water, that’s

clear (3)

16 Disgusted utterance of a

hot-headed bachelor (3) 18 Become aware of a possibly

weak point (6)

20 Features put out at times

(5)

21 The judo expert? (3)

22 If you want it mined, ring the

engineers! (3) 23 Group of soldiers worthy of

attention? (6)

25 Where the ball’s come to rest may be just not true! (3)

28 Smart refusal to be put out

of the race (5) 30 Geography book (5)

31 He never gets his back wet

(5)

32 Without one, you can’t be a

cash customer (4)

33 The one-legged captain

makes a habit of it (4)

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