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TWO sets of clues but the answers are the same...

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 Engineers a drink for

a journalist (8)

5 To go and do wrong may

not be bad! (4)

8 It seems smart of Kenneth

to avoid poultry (4)

9 One may scent that it’s

in the bag (8)

10 Cancelled delivery to

a remote place? (7)

12 Not obviously persons

of intelligence? (5) 13 Scared of the chicken? (6) 15 Angler’s tale about a bit

of luck (6)

17 Anxious time (5)

18 Hopes to produce a singular line in spares, possibly (7)

22 Panting wildly about love

can be so touching (8) 23 Cost of moving, perhaps (4) 24 Bludgeon causing a shock

that’s no end nasty (4) 25 Is he useful because

local? (8)

DOWN

1 Church associated place, you’ll find it in the phone book (7)

2 Something to roll on? (5) 3 Rings a drunken sot about

the fifty quid (5)

4 What to do if mad about

Vera? (4)

6 Is he past prison, the

devil? (3,4)

7 Game of many skills (5) 11 Gas from an Aussie

individual? (5)

12 To be so curt is not

natural (5)

14 He ploughs, losing 50

vegetables (7)

16 Variety of sea tern found

in the Orient (7)

17 Cop it badly and you’ve got

something to talk about (5) 19 “6 Down” rested on one (5) 20 In this state, it’s never quite

the real me (5)

21 Figure a tree is a rush! (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS 1 Journalist (8) 5 Satisfactory (4)

8 Stylish (4)

9 Fragrant plant (8) 10 Remote station (7) 12 Secret agent (5) 13 Cowardly (6) 15 Equipment (6)

17 Rigid (5)

18 Hopes to rise (7) 22 Touching (8)

23 Diet (4)

24 Cudgel (4)

25 Odd-job merchant (8)

DOWN 1 Cleric’s house (7) 2 Daub (5)

3 Levies (5)

4 Talk wildly (4) 6 Satan (3,4)

7 Pub game (5) 11 Seaside air (5) 12 Keen (5) 14 Vegetables (7) 16 Oriental (7) 17 Newsy subject (5) 19 The devil (5) 20 Domain (5) 21 Sprint (4)

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