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CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Gang leader with horseman’s

weapon giving brief look (6) 4 Vegetable vehicle?

Nonsense! (6)

7 Scoffs, finding broken seat (4) 8 Ruffian with hog a lion

upset (8)

9 Funny head of art

meditating (7)

12 Snake seen among wasps (3) 14 Made-up French one, loyal (6) 15 Hang about to rile

replacement (6)

16 Counterfeit returned as

well (3)

18 Light antler broken by last of

men (7)

22 Resident’s cap count

damaged (8)

23 Fail to see girl (4)

24 Mate’s father seen with one

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DOWN

1 Dog upsetting young herd (9) 2 Unusual tart cadet drew (9) 3 Characteristic spirit of those

changing (5)

4 Old coin found with

monarch’s headdress (5)

5 I ran off for shower (4) 6 Friends after leader of

orchestra’s gemstones (5) 10 Normal American union

leader on a lake (5)

11 First of girls with no score

wanting hand covering (5)