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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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▶ Across 1. Sort of agreement that's understood not to be spoken (5)

4. Weep copiously at so much fat! (7) 8. Cloth one will endlessly endure, not being spiritual (13)

10. It will happen in course to take bit of open suet pudding (5)

11. A lot of fighting men are curtailed – may be dishearten­ed (4)

12. One is unintellig­ent to return to the South of France (4)

16. A thing that a ship makes when vigilant (5)

17. Interchang­e shows where carriages one left are on railway (13)

19. Service form could be guilty about the right (7)

20. Trifled with a party yet to be arranged (5)

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1. Bit of ill-humour, mad about a way likely to fly off handle (13)

2. Six-legged stand for a spiteful woman (3)

3. Work-time at school followed by paper boss, so-called (6)

4. Looks brazen by embracing a right fool (6)

5. Joined squad with hack (6)

6. A severe pounding for cook's coat in wrong end (9)

7. Mouthpiece broached by its state may be made like new (13)

9. One fighting company man holding cricketer to start Test (9)

13. Sort of line was tangled in a woman's keeping (6)

14. Burlesque imitation: if you can make it, pray do! (6)

15. Show ninety-nine to be involved in department, in short (6)

18. ‘And wild roses, and ___serpentine’ (Shelley) (3)

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