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TWO sets of clues but the answers are the same...
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 A doctor with letters to sign, maybe, while dealing with wounds (8)
5 He gets record aid (4)
8 Fools, but they can hold their
lager (4)
9 In the country, no longer
a verbal test (8)
10 Still upset about extremes of horror and feelings of excitement (7)
12 A good deal of sense,
you see (5)
13 It counts twice in a local
game (6)
15 A piece of cake (6) 17 Well-known charmer joining
Ian as a noteworthy player (5) 18 A slight injury will ease
that itch (7)
22 Driver’s fury when Dora
foolishly changes gear (4,4) 23 Al is about to be someone
else! (4)
24 This creates successes (4) 25 Soccer club where the referee is surrounded by a maddened horde! (8)
DOWN
1 Being relegated upsets
Tom indeed! (7)
2 Though keen, agree to differ (5) 3 Force to lie terribly about
an MP (5)
4 Cut the heating supply to
the hotel (4)
6 Very displeased with something
fashionable in the end (7)
7 Of a ‘light’ aircraft? (5)
11 Cilla’s ridiculous bloomer (5)
12 Search for a way to get the
dirt off? (5)
14 Pushy parvenu’s better
beginning? (7)
16 Alex? He’d unwisely breathed
out! (7)
17 Time for a walk (5)
19 So obvious, no deduction
is involved (5)
20 Changing a boot is not
allowed (5)
21 Clean up an edition of Shaw (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS 1 Bandaging (8)
5 Assist (4)
8 Drinking vessels (4)
9 Rural (8)
10 Sensations (7)
12 Vision (5)
13 Multiply by two (6) 15 Easy task, informally (6) 17 Art form (5)
18 Scrape (7)
22 Aggressive behaviour by
motorists (4,4)
23 Brother of Cain (4) 24 Strikes (4)
25 City on River Wye (8)
DOWN 1 Lowered in rank (7) 2 Enthusiastic (5) 3 Drive (5)
4 Deep cut (4) 6 Furious (7)
7 Flier (5)
11 Light purple (5) 12 Clean abrasively (5) 14 Social climber (7) 16 Breathed out (7) 17 Month (5) 19 Transparent (5) 20 Banned (5)
21 Rinse (4)