CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 This indicates permanence but my militia must change (12) 8 Being narrowminded, almost offend Arab (7) 9 Extreme racist worked to support Democrat (7) 11 Writer’s getting on, absorbing latest special concepts (10) 12 Trace over forgotten

record (4) 14 Oil giant damaged

seal, for example (8) 16 Hardy companion’s

tree (6) 17 Keen Republican blocks company’s case (3) 19 Ham or game, back

scrubbed (6) 21 Manager briefly pours out water in Middle East (8) 24 A wide line skewed (4) 25 Write out copy

in a stern novel (10) 27 Sort of rain that makes this activity dangerous? (7) 28 Sign at the start (7) 29 Last-minute team journey overwhelms hotels (8-4)

DOWN

1 Second 16 makes appearance in current books (7) 2 Crucible’s top temperature perhaps in shed (7,3) 3 Huge tiptop conifer picked up in Morecambe (8) 4 Criminal once ordered goods (3,3) 5 Guide boy around Spain (4) 6 Row involves a nondrinker in worse condition (7) 7 One acts foolishly with 27 to find caller’s ID? (8,4) 10 Small boats prepare to fire rounds over edges of lake (12) 13 Don accepting short

composer’s drink (10) 15 Yellow and black

sphere (3) 18 Rather immature housing demolished after end of May (8) 20 Belligerent Roman

writer of epigrams (7) 22 Prince of Monaco, artist and trendy independent monarch (7) 23 Puff? Smokers do it,

working (6) 26 Kevin mostly cooked

chicken recipe (4)

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