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ACROSS

1 Foreign language (6) 4 Clergyman (5) 7 Tedious (10) 8 Ship’s company (4) 9 Confess (5) 11 Arched line of hair (7) 13 Nine-sided figure (7) 15 Purchaser (5) 17 Free from contamination (4) 18 Perfectly (4,1,5) 20 Clever and amusing (5) 21 Short light oar (6)

DOWN

1 Native American (6) 2 Sudden setback (4) 3 Cube of fried or toasted bread (7) 4 Musical instrument (5) 5 Dove’s call (3) 6 Take an exam again (5) 7 Just (6) 10 Large wine bottle (6) 12 Show religious devotion to (7) 14 Stylus (6) 15 Under (5) 16 Prepared (5) 17 Poke (4) 19 Equipment (3)

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TUESDAY’S SOLUTION (NO 8,089): ACROSS: 1 Offline. 5 East. 7 Tin. 8 Frighten. 9 Owner. 10 Lock. 13 Site. 14 Oust. 18 Solo. 19 Argue. 21 Advocaat. 22 Ice. 23 Flat. 24 Sorcery. DOWN: 1 Orthodox. 2 Fondness. 3 Inform. 4 Edible. 5 Ethics. 6 Sped. 11 King-size. 12 Cemetery. 15 To boot. 16 Nomads. 17 Tartar. 20 Idol.