CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

7 Bird spots a sign of cold weather (5,7)

Go up like many before the finish (6)

Some over‑sentimental poetry (5) Large box takes a class model (3,5)

Over tiny contents of inner tube (4)

Unhappy choice of colour (4) Cheerio to old Leo in party (6‑2) Money essential for baker (5) Patrol reassembled at the entrance (6)

Cooler for air, regret broken (12) 8

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DOWN

1 Food items he will paint (8)

2 Ogre spilt blood (4)

3 Ted cared about sure‑fire winner (4,4)

4 I held by Mr Rudd not in city (4)

5 A poplar replanting about five gets consent (8)

Sounds like grain yield (4)

Listen to US game at the PM’s house (8)

Joined in but left some? (4,4) A passion for images adroitly fashioned (8)

Nancy pulled out (4)

Gone off to get drunk (4)

Evaluate fixed cost (4) 6 11

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