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CRYPTIC CLUES:

Across

1. Not operating away from

the mass (3,2,7) 7. See 20 Down

8. Constellation shown by liberal artist (5) 9. The border can be seen

from the mountains (3) 10. Settle a bargain and give people a hand (4,1,4) 11. Engineer has different tale

to tell (6)

12. Big return to the stake –

used for executions (6)

15. Become inflamed and do some shooting after a piece of trickery (5,4)

17. It's almost bound to be

agricultural land (3)

18. Noted contribution from a

patron doubled (5) 19. Permission to make a

bequest (5)

21. One in the habit of

bullying? (6,6)

Down

1. Description of undisclosed

information not taped (3,3,6) 2. One who fires over England,

initially (3)

3. I have found the Greeks have a

word for it! (6)

4. Vain clues must be destroyed – do something with the rubber! (9)

5. Flex required – send a quick

message (5)

6. Blame starlet for upsetting the

choreographer (6,6)

7. One animal arrived with fifty

more (5)

10. Suit the safety catch to the

musket (9)

13. Where the ring comes from, we

hear, for a pretty girl (5)

14. Fail to find misdirected mails

before the end of the day (6)

16. Dance showing beat and

vigour (5)

20 & 7 Ac. Everything explained as an indication of danger past (3-5)

QUICK CLUES:

Across

1. Splendour (12) 7. Verdant (5) 8. Leap (5) 9. Sheep (3)

10. Meddle (9)

11. Pardons (6)

12. Hammer (6)

15. Temperance (9)

17. Skill (3)

18. Artless (5)

19. Weird (5)

21. Showy (12)

Down

1. Belie (12) 2. Anger (3)

3. Inborn (6) 4. Disconcert (9)

5. Reason (5) 6. Accidental (12)

7. Shine (5)

10. Mediate (9)

13. Hire (5)

14. Iterate (6)

16. Joy (5)

20. Decay (3)