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CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

7 Short of cash and tied up (8)

8 Left some wine (4)

9 Mad and stupid around school (6)

10 Sound like a toy (6)

11 Possibly airs a dress (4)

12 Taken away from the Channel indeed (8)

14 Ironing is requiring immediate attention (8)

18 A method of being on holiday (4)

20 Underline tension (6)

22 Keep marine organisation (6)

23 Ours turned resentful (4)

24 Watched first series to be cutting edge (8)

DOWN

1 Fellow gets last character onto a part of the song (6)

2 Island group can get a sign (8)

3 Extend the drapes out (6)

4 Loved to bother socialist (6)

5 Notice the location (4)

6 Cook gets energy from grating (6)

13 Appealing to fairy tale prince (8)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS:

DOWN:

15 Traitor to charge for a portion (6)

16 Creature seen in group (6)

17 Foreign manger design (6)

19 Creature has article to mail off (6)

21 Merit of learning (4) QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

7 Fastened securely (8)

8 Harbour (4)

9 Crazy (6)

10 Baby’s toy (6)

1 Pillow, 4 Career, 7 Ruby, 8 Overcoat, 9 Receipt, 12 Pet, 14 Sallow,

15 Hamper, 16 Say, 18 Emerald, 22 Cosmetic, 23 Gene, 24 Stated,

25 Scamps.

1 Purchases, 2 Liberally, 3 Whole, 4 Creep, 5 Rice, 6 Erase, 10 Close,

11 Tiara, 12 Pipe dream, 13 Tiredness, 17 About, 19 Muted, 20 Races, 21 Omit.

11 Indian dress (4)

12 Subtracted (8)

14 Urgent (8)

18 Not at home (4)

20 Anxiety (6)

22 Stay (6)

23 Bitter (4)

24 Lumberjack’s implement (8)

DOWN

1 Verse (6)

2 Songbirds (8)

3 Scatter (6)

4 Cherished (6)

5 Blemish (4)

6 Trellis (6)

13 Bewitching (8)

15 Share (6)

16 Creepy-crawly (6)

17 European (6)

19 Beast (6)

21 Deserve (4)