The Scotsman

DOUBLE CROSSWORD CRYPTIC

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CRYPTIC CLUES:

Across 1. Work attentivel­y to condense the matter (11) 9. Indication of annoyance in curt utterances (3) 10. Once tried to become abstruse (9) 11. Match score (5) 13. Sail required for one who delivers the smack (7) 14. Pea got mislaid in the soup! (6) 16. More than one flock of geese peels off round the end of the lake (6) 18. There's atmosphere in unusually ripe wheatland (7) 19. Publicatio­n used by the manual operator (5) 20. It's so rambling it will make a girl more confused (9) 21. Some of those entertaini­ng receive visitors (3) 22. Reels on disc adapted by filmstars (6,5)

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2. Frequently used by poets (3) 3. What porters do is put the vehicle on the railway (5) 4. Most pleasant part of Riviera street (6) 5. Hurried with a swag bag to do some pilfering (7) 6. Coming in a little stream – to catch fish? (9) 7. Publicatio­n in America revealing government documents (5,6) 8. Stood for what an agent did (11) 12. The garlic could make you drowsy (9) 15. Rubbish container in French station (7) 17. Make a new connection for retort (6) 19. Adore changing to a mountain nymph (5) 21. Almost the only source of heat (3)

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