CROSSWORD CLUES

ACROSS

Encouraging boost or stimulus (4,2,3,3) Uproar (7)

Run away to wed (5) Standard (4)

Noiseless (6)

Form of precipitation (5) Hardly ever (6)

Light haircut (4)

Long spoon with a cup-shaped bowl (5) Habitual way of thinking (7)

22 Animal lacking

a backbone (12) Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror

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DOWN

Wizard or magician (8) All-night watch (5) Prevent the growth of (5) Advantage (7)

Small ensemble (4) Chinese food item (6,4) Unit of length (10)

Crafty (3)

Stitch (3)

Relating to ancient Italy (8)

Spy planted in advance (7)

17 Vacuous (5)

18 Spurns disdainfully (5) 20 Wind-driven

sandhill (4) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 11 12 13

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