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ACROSS

1 Beyond control (3,2,4) 6 To tear (3) 8 __ Paige, singer (6) 9 For this reason (5) 10 Straighten (6) 11 Made of baked clay (7) 13 Short pithy saying (7) 16 Parentless child (6) 18 Happening (5) 19 Stupidity (6) 21 Definite article (3) 22 Unknown competitor (4,5)

DOWN

1 Lubricant (3) 2 Strong thin string (5) 3 Cricketer (7) 4 Toxophilite (6) 5 Soak (6) 7 Period from conception to birth (9) 8 Gear (9) 12 Do away with (7) 14 Unlocked (6) 15 One of two (6) 17 Previous (5) 20 Actor’s prompt (3)