CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NEED A CLUE?

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ACROSS

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Absorb English Antarctic explorer (7) Savoury food succeeded in Pacific island group (6) Explorer on line obtains European kitchen work (7) 10 Madrid gent concealed an attempt to steal litres (7) The old name for a monetary unit (3) 12 Boxer gets into a mess

giving assistance (11) 13 Old Egyptian leader

is backing Africans (5) 14 Look round very quiet

pool for sprinkler (6,3) 16 Calm females in United

Nations prevailed (9) 17 Play this character

in ‘Twelfth Night’ (5) 19 Social group halfway

through school? (6,5) 22 Wool supplier comes

and goes (3) 23 One who has doubts about entering sort of tank (7) 24 Glowing young 22

gets English books (7) 26 Loan shark certain to appear in ancient city (6) 27 Disgusting stable demolished by end of day (7) 5 9 11

DOWN

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Revised PC entry put into code (7) Crude nude art breaches my friendly disposition (4-11) Deposit money in Scandinavia (3) Authority keeps mum? (3-2) Hauled small child and parish priest through Leeds briefly (9) I made broadcast for radio and TV, for example (5) Order files on PR in action? It makes one better (4-11) Buzzer annoys the old sailors going in (6) 12 Top cook keeps

one (5) 14 Copper wheels? (6,3) 15 First Lady’s entertaining 50 fabulous creatures (5) 16 Mike tucked into fizzy stout — it’s the greatest (6) 18 Lay out housing department with skill (7) 20 After a while, I left

to sell up (5) 21 Some bad librarians

play it by ear (2-3) 25 Old NZ resident’s way of working with American (3) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Text TIP to 65700 to receive FOUR answers to today’s crossword, or call 0901 293 6236. Texts and calls cost £1 plus standard network charges. Today’s clues available between 00.01 today and 23.30 only.