Sunderland Echo

DOUBLE CROSSWORD QUICK CLUES:

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CRYPTIC CLUES: Across

3. Exclamatio­n of disgust at having to return to obstacle at random (9)

8. Last old problem to beat (4) 9. One may be involved in a

fall (9)

10. Spirits causing a kiss for the

queen? (6)

11. Charlie shortly gets ring in

disorder (5) 14. The way to produce beer is

inside (5)

15. Lean object of no note (4)

16. Animal proving a hit in Los

Angeles (5)

18. The bird is no star, according

to Heather (4)

20. Instrument­alist having a

smoke on the side (5)

21. An area of nobility (5)

24. Looked angry when lager was

spilt, damaging head (6) 25. Use real egg in some kind of

drink (6,3)

26. Cure when off-colour (4)

27. London ace turns up, causing a

row (9)

Down

1. A bad plate, broken, can be

changed (9)

2. Fast Dan's about to get stuck in

it! (9)

4. Open a container (4)

5. Guess Attila is at the church! (5) 6. One fanatical enough to laze

about? (6)

7. Look up when having a dance (4) 9. Turn round before starting to

mutiny (5)

11. Mad fish sound asleep inside (5) 12. Crew's hip replacemen­t, first

knowledge of disaster (9)

13. Is it instrument­al in making

dream runs? (5,4)

17. Fruit very soft when put in

drink (5)

19. Enthusiast­ic, hung about in

governor's office, initially (4,2) 22. Getting on with Ben among the

Great Lakes (5)

23. Go round one side for unemployme­nt benefit, perhaps (4)

24. Young ladies pleased to get

involved (4)

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Across

3. Boycott (9) 8. Nearest (4) 9. Conduct (9) 10. Badge (6)

11. Threw (5)

14. Big (5)

15. Skilful (4)

16. Bind (5)

18. Repudiate (4) 20. Encourage (5) 21. Entice (5)

24. Savage (6)

25. Skit (9)

26. Kiln (4)

27. Ken (9)

Down

1. Break (9) 2. Effusive (9) 4. Stalk (4) 5. Attain (5) 6. Scolded (6) 7. Rebuke (4) 9. Cap (5)

11. Feat (5)

12. Sleuth (9)

13. Alarming (9) 17. Frighten (5) 19. Cowardly (6) 22. Adhesive (5) 23. Revolve (4) 24. Stopper (4)

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