QUICK CROSSWORD
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1 Word used by conjurors (11)
7 Remove from the surface (4)
8 Of genes or heredity (7)
9 __ Widdecombe, ex-MP (3)
10 Derision (5)
11 Admission receipt (6)
13 Blood poisoning (6) 16 Era (5)
18 Fitting (3)
19 Knocked senseless (7)
20 Fever (4)
21 Non-existence (11)
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1 Soluble base or solution of a base (6)
2 Comment (6)
3 Young swan (6) 4 Eats dinner (5)
5 Fasteners on
a cardigan (7)
6 Climbs (7)
11 Insult to monarch
or state (7)
12 Lawn game (7)
13 Experienced or
old sailor (3,3)
14 Any thick soup (6) 15 Editions (6)
17 Capital of
Vietnam (5)
WEDNESDAY’S SOLUTION (NO 9,370) – ACROSS: 1 Bedaub. 4 Stair. 7 Madagascar. 8 Sean. 9 Liken. 11 Intends. 13 Oil well. 15 Inane. 17 Fawn. 18 Life jacket. 20 Weepy. 21 Red rag. DOWN: 1 Bonsai. 2 Alan. 3 Bravado. 4 Snail. 5 Arc. 6 Rerun. 7 Mantra. 10 Keep at. 12 Sidecar. 14 Lining. 15 In-law. 16 Enjoy. 17 Feed. 19 Foe.