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Double Crossword

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CRYPTIC CLUES Across

1. Standard features of many thoroughfa­res (6,5)

9. Sister who stays in a singular state (3)

10. Those chosen rode with the conductor (9)

11. Insist on only what is right? (5)

13. Jack Brown’s popular in Scotland (7)

14. Time when all assets were frozen (3,3)

16. Discovers Eastern secret agents (6)

18. Inane is another way of putting this (7)

19. Different names for a minister’s house (5)

20. Sid cheats perhaps and is punished (9)

21. So unhealthy sounding (3) 22. No more stars for stargazers (11)

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2. Not up to 100 mph? (3)

3. Not inclined to build (5)

4. Not a musical score (6)

5. Dresses at first then grows

weary (7)

6. Trying time for a

beginner (9)

7. What is left (11)

8. Doggedness is derived from

its presence (11)

12. They’re a blend of the main

races (9)

15. Proverbial­ly it’s not an

indication of gold (7)

17. Time to make things

palatable (6)

19. Either way, it’s a mode of

address (5)

21. One may be entitled to be

called it (3)

QUICK CLUES Across

1. Ruling (11)

9. Single (3)

10. Specific (9)

11. Male duck (5)

13. Correspond­ence (7)

14. Lure (6)

16. Oration (6)

18. Compunctio­n (7)

19. Blackboard support (5)

20. Disentangl­e (9)

21. Colour (3)

22. Unthankful­ness (11)

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2. Regret (3)

3. Evade (5)

4. Deaden sound (6)

5. Unceasing (3,4)

6. Dignity (9)

7. Unfeeling (4,7)

8. Tenant (11)

12. Robot (9)

15. Bearer (7)

17. Leave (6)

19. Bring to bear (5)

21. Concealed (3)

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