Leicester Mercury

Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1. One from Tartarus at anytime... (5)

4. ...out of reach! (4-3)

8. Immigrant miner upset about the company (7)

9 & 7Dn. What the

Guy Fawkes

Night programme provides (5,13)

10. Cover taken at its face value? (4)

11. A lady at the wheel remains unmatched (8)

13. Quiet noise at the front of the ship (4)

14. Suffer being uncovered, by the sound of it (4)

16. Splendid document the benefactor is responsibl­e for (4,4)

17. The work of the architect left in the vessel (4)

20. Porter carrying too much weight! (5)

21. As stupid as one having one over the eight! (7)

22. Members of the search party (7)

23. Put up in Crete, maybe (5)

DOWN

1. Their records are of earth-shaking significan­ce (13) 2. Temporaril­y secures a levy, one hears (5) 3. The French name eastern province of

Greece (4) 4. Short bar put in different position (6) 5. Utensil used in times of strain? (8) 6. Her gift for one who gets engaged (7) 7. See 9 Across 12 & 19Dn. Waits for a connection, as the fisherman does (5,3,4) 13. Act as sponsor and provide one with a better job (7) 15. Bets again on the races (6) 18. Folk literature about one

French river (5) 19. See 12 Down

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