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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Simple when covered by
writer (5)
9 10
2 Diane taken over southern
resort in a state of neglect
(9)
11 12 13
3 Groom, stiffly formal
before start of proceedings
(5)
14 15 16
4 Crawler to remain in class?
(5,6)
6 Girl touring one, an
17 American state (9)
7 A short time to rest up in
Black Sea resort (5)
18 19 20 21 22 8 Staff in Nelson upset after
salesman’s given a rise (9)
12 A matching jacket and
23 24 pants with pocket fit the bill
(7,4)
14 Fruit from Kansas dished
25 26 out as well inside (9)
15 Unsafe to treat us injecting
needle (9)
Across 16 Check defaced copy (9)
1 Shoot an annoying person in 17 Dog chewed up grannie’s 19 Leader in demonology
capital (8) slipper (8,7) needs to study fear (5)
5 Emphasise the importance 18 Include a theologian (3) 21 Ancient Greek colony
of drama at university (4,2) 20 Kill terrible martinet in shown in edition I acquired
9 Around Miami’s centre, English river (11) (5)
miss his subtle Japanese 23 Cat in patch of ground by old 22 Editor cutting staff? The
dishes (8) church (6) opposite is correct (5)
10 Nevertheless left, 24 Try fish the American way
accompanied by the (8)
Queen’s servant (6) 25 Scrabbling in dust, one For an even stiffer
11 Vulgar girl on board points leading a bare existence (6)
to miserly types (11) 26 Awkward riddle put to crossword challenge,
13 A party causing bother (3) Edward (8) try Azed in Escape,
14 Player’s excellent hand? page 10
(8,7)
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