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8,633

ACROSS 1 Solicit votes from (7) 5 Whip (4) 7 Blokes (3) 8 Eastern (8) 9 Earthenware beer mug (5) 10 Grooves (4) 13 Brush or comb this (4) 14 Try out (4) 18 Lack of difficulty (4) 19 Asserts (5) 21 Fragrant shrub (8) 22 Grow old (3) 23 Perform again (4) 24 Symbols (7)

DOWN 1 Place for tents (8) 2 Flimflam (8) 3 Decorates (6) 4 Winter athletes (6) 5 Span (6) 6 Counterfeit or false (4) 11 Avoid humiliation (4,4) 12 Legal custodians (8) 15 Form a liking for (4,2) 16 Sell goods from door to door (6) 17 Croatian capital (6) 20 Uncommon (4) MONDAY’S SOLUTION (NO 8,632): ACROSS: 1 Ring a bell. 6 Egg. 8 Tender. 9 Whist. 10 Metric. 11 Organic. 13 Pollute. 16 Tomato. 18 Ewers. 19 Radios. 21 Ego. 22 Withdrawn. DOWN: 1 Rye. 2 Nadir. 3 Apricot. 4 Earwig. 5 Lesion. 7 Get across. 8 Timepiece. 12 Retired. 14 Lie low. 15 Upshot. 17 Media. 20 Own.

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