DOUBLE CROSSWORD

Cryptic Clues: Across

Battery room in the monastery (4) Culinary result of the taxidermist’s action! (8) More than one jailbird takes precautions against the cold (4) Nothing follows order for special serviceman (8) Presumably they don’t take part in open arrest! (6,6) A piece of fishing tackle on the sea (6) Clothes I treat badly (6)

Could he be one who takes his rest during the day? (5,7) Fellow from Belgian city is a faithful subject (8) A girl from Poland or Armenia (4) Agreements to restrict modified rates all round (8) A male engineer is present (4)

Down

The deficit in fuel is massive (8)

It’s reasonable to find an American soldier in a neighbouring pub (7)

Military personnel get poor backing in backstreet (6) Relatively speaking, it may have many branches (6,4) In scansion I construe a kind of Greek verse (5) Endless surly noise to become greater (4) A military force to show aloofness (10) Reduce the amount of seed to the acre! (8) I’m to give convincing evidence to make things better (7)

Land in the west at eventide (6)

She is caught in the wire netting (5)

Plan to shoot about fifty (4)

Quick Clues: Across

Too (4)

Wedlock (8)

Ogle (4)

Imagine (8) Wonder (12) Grain (6)

Folk (6)

Not uniform (12) Plaited (8)

Skin (4) Seclusion (8) Minus (4)

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