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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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Across

1. A bit of a set-to to get rid of? (5) 4. Tear instead without a look that's tigerish! (7)

8. Court isn't role-swapping when they speak in dialogue (13)

10. Seeing that it could be nice following the sun (5)

11. Leave off being decapitate­d and slacken off (4)

12. One won't be quick to be put on this heap (4)

16. What enables foot to turn might turn a head (5)

17. Ringer in semi-upset: people in high tension make decoration (13)

19. Lots of horses pulled by those with influence (7)

20. Fanatical Academicia­n will make one an offer (5)

Down

1. Move smaller amount of Loch, not being an industriou­s quality (13)

2. Rodent has time for the offer in 20 (3) 3. Study first and last of people with a bit of trickery (6)

4. Spies returned these items of cutlery (6)

5. One far to the left about to be dismissed, utterly defeated (6)

6. Public relations man to use office machine to serve as model (9)

7. Is what's paid on capital indeed to lose a point if impartial? (13)

9. Day is subscripti­on payer, but will take one apart (9)

13. Everything in the marsh has been dropped (6)

14. Lots of (woolly?) birds in flight (6) 15. Effect a tie-up with anaestheti­c after accident finally (6)

18. Decline to get out of crib (bed) backwards (3)

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