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1 Cricket officials (7) 7 Lathe operator (6) 8 Diminish or shrink gradually (7) 9 Hotpot (4) 10 Sharp or bitter (4) 12 Bewails (7) 14 Steel hand tool (7) 16 Former Russian emperor (4) 18 Darts line (4)

20 Eat or drink (7) 21 Cloak type (6) 22 Necessary (7)

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1 Makes more modern (7) 2 Previous (5) 3 Sticks or shafts (4) 4 Of star entertainers (7)

5 Explore for gold (8) 6 Choose (6) 11 Inclination (8) 12 Dictionary (7) 13 Dreamlike (7) 15 Continually treat unfairly (4,2) 17 To cram (5) 19 Leg joint (4)