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ACROSS

1. Not the status of sedentary workers (8)

5. Fibster indicates line is back (4)

9. Ring boy about burden (4)

10. Concealed when given a beating (2,6)

11. With reference to a spell of illness (5)

12. Getting a check as its most likely outcome (3-4)

13. Where one is wide open to all sorts of treatment (6,7)

18. Drug available from teadives (8)

19. Girl in the air, it appears (4)

20. Rope for tying up boat or artist (7)

21. Girl about right to take to the altar (5)

22. Close within a fortnight (4)

23. Wrong-headed production of only half proper poetry (8)

DOWN

2. He’s not needed the Russian currency – it spells vexation! (7)

3. In all likelihood bound to change (2,5)

4. In which there may be rhyme but not reason? (8,5)

6. Copy it in one team reshuffle (7)

7. Rue orgy giving rise to unprincipled behaviour (7)

8. Impede nearer the rear (6)

13. Put sand in receptacle for waste (7)

14. Showing agreement when quite drowsy? (7)

15. Cunning design of statue (6)

16. Rubbish bundled initially in the car’s place (7)

17. Things to be sent back evoke happy anniversary wishes (7)