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DOUBLE CROSSWORD CROSSWORD

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CRYPTIC CLUES: Across

7. One is eventually released after being shot! (6-7)

8. Kind of medicine practised differentl­y in forces (8)

9. Don't allow some of the destructiv­e toys (4)

10. I will forsake suffering and die! (4,2)

12. Get to work again on a summary (6)

14. Invariably say law must be reformed (6)

16. Nimbly produce the goods (6)

18. Obliged to be a domestic servant, we hear (4)

20. Angular distance providing a certain amount of scope (8)

22. Made out to be illustriou­s (13)

Down

1. The product of the constructo­r with a one-track mind? (8)

2. Several plungers (6)

3. Colonists in distant settlement­s (4)

4. Sid is upset with the strings producing harsh sounds (8)

5. Song verses on which notes are written (6)

6. Official document to put down unfinished (4)

11. Cosy place on the heather for young bird (8)

13. Mother and other women make complaints (8)

15. A match for the Parsee Scriptures (6)

17. Fertiliser available from a shop round the end of the street (6)

19. Opening passage written in broad Italian (4)

21. Seek to get people to buy everything in France (4)

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QUICK CLUES: Across

7. Trappings (13)

8. Ferocity (8)

9. Flabby (4)

10. Rare (6)

12. Hinder (6)

14. Dive (6)

16. Squander (6)

18. Close (4)

20. Arras (8)

22. Trouble (13)

Down

1. Insane (8)

2. Mariner (6)

3. Avoid (4)

4. Voluntary (4-4)

5. Conscripti­on (4-2)

6. Resolute (4)

11. Optional (8)

13. Humiliate (8)

15. Idea (6)

17. Ship (6)

19. Suspend (4)

21. Bet (4)

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