The Press and Journal (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire)

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ACROSS 7 8 Cabman Frenchman’s Laurie standard swapped article transport (6) in emergency (3,9) 9 Pays attention to musical sounds (5) 10 Fish I catch in a cradle (8) 13 Promise to put in coat hanger (4) 15 Among jockeys, a riding garment from India (4) 16 Mystery tours are provided by Anglo-French train service (8) 17 Money in hold cut by 50% (5) 19 Pale, at home, with onset of gastritis, and losing strength (6) 21 One embracing robber clandestin­ely (6-6) DOWN 1 Prospect for gold in canal (8) 2 Quiet push for buggy (4) 3 Nice men moving with energy, gaining high position (8) 4 Regretting endless destructio­n (4) 5 Nothing in boxes but funny drawings (8) 6 Unusual case for playing-cards (4) 11 Herb swallowing tablet needs leak (8) 12 Dispose of sofa cover – it’s no longer fashionabl­e (5,3) 14 Shoes for coaches (8) 17 Booty in lobby, we hear (4) 18 Listener at beginning of negotiatio­ns given merit (4) 20 Pesters old horses (4)

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