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CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

7 Divert from woman’s

land (8)

8 Not good at needing

money (4)

9 Drilling is dull (6)

10 Hot tar affecting the

windpipe (6)

11 Crack the game (4) 12 Pleasant connections to

refinements (8)

14 Group takes a long time

on dressings (8) 18 Decorate with alcohol (4) 20 Informant at the bank (6) 22 Learnt about fee (6) 23 Employed American

journalist (4) 24 Request has bearings on alliance (8)

DOWN

1 Sid’s turn to confess

and repudiate (6) 2 Society stumbled when

plundered (8)

3 Possibly arming at the

border (6)

4 Immobile form of

electricity (6) 5 Encourage betting at

ancient city (4)

6 Seek form of anger (6) 13 Clever Edward leant

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS:

DOWN:

over first (8)

15 Opposed to some poetry

(6)

16 Plot in terrible danger (6) 17 Priest upset in spirit (6) 19 Sociable but malicious

about husband (6)

21 The game I play in Latin

(4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS 7 Sidetrack (8) 8 Impecunious (4) 9 Tedious (6) 10 Neck part (6)

1 Saturn, 4 Vanish, 7 Arms, 8 Vermouth, 9 Tourist, 12 Ant, 14 Robust, 15 Canvas, 16 Woe, 18 Tighten, 22 Jeweller, 23 Cure, 24 Invent, 25 Sweets.

1 Scarecrow, 2 Timetable, 3 Never, 4 Virus, 5 Noon, 6 Satin, 10 Upset, 11 Toast, 12 Adventure, 13 Tasteless, 17 Ocean, 19 Inlet, 20 Herbs, 21 Cede.

11 Break (4)

12 Subtle points (8) 14 Plasters (8) 18 Decorative material (4) 20 Cashier (6)

22 Hire charge (6) 23 Second-hand (4) 24 Plea (8)

DOWN 1 Renounce (6) 2 Undressed (8)

3 Edge (6)

4 Sluggish (6)

5 Stimulus (4)

6 Hunt (6)

13 Gifted (8)

15 Hostile (6)

16 Back yard (6)

17 Elf (6)

19 Talkative (6)

21 Board game (4)