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11 November 2021

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Across 1 Not a child getting two points in a set (5-2)5 Pull together on an ash tree (5)8 Article is made practical (9)9 Sign of nerves in a politician (3)10 Turn out to be in error about a point (4)12 Study poetic usage in everyday speech (8)14 Irritable secret agent takes a nap inside (6)15 Dark thoughts? (6)17 It highlights the way East Europeans repair roads (4,4)18 Slip across the road (4)21 Blade used by a cutter perhaps (3)22 A choice literary gathering (9)24 Discrimination shown in a new state (5)25 Gave in or gave out (7)

Down1 Film actress in the dress circle (5)2 The eggs are soundly done (3)3 To expose a lie it needs hammering home (4)4 Variety of potash which inspires sadness (6)5 A patient is better after it (8)6 Many papers have been impressed by it (9)7 The heart of the matter (7)11 Weapons that don’t reach very far? (5,4)13 A top seat for a renegade (8)14 Stay to eat and drink (7)16 It’s spent on railway food (6)19 Wood spirit (5)20 When this gets made it is not bought (4)23 Unmatched in the food department (3)

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Cryptic Solution 16772

Across: 1 Thirteen, 5 Carp, 9 Cloak, 10 Carrier, 11 Battle of wits,13 Eleven, 14 Stable, 17 Free of charge, 20 Offence, 21 Genie, 22 Rank, 23 Standard.

Down: 1 Tack, 2 Isolate, 3 Take the count, 4 Etcher, 6 Alibi, 7 Perished, 8 Profit margin, 12 Sea floor, 15 Begonia, 16 Accept, 18 Elfin, 19 Dead.

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Across 1 Clad (7)5 Promote interests of (5)8 Mock (4,3,2)9 Pull hard repeatedly (3)10 Deceive (4)12 Nearby (8)14 Trenchant wit (6)15 Whim (6)17 Finally (2,6)18 Large group of cattle (4)21 Place of confinement (3)22 Recklessly bold (9)24 General tendency (5)25 Issue from a source (7)

Down1 Roman god of love (5)2 A sturdy timber (3)3 Handle of dagger (4)4 To divest of covering (6)5 Act of treachery (8)6 Declining (2,3,4)7 Stringently (7)11 Peevishness (9)13 Caribbean island (8)14 Remain where one is (4,3)16 Die of hunger (6)19 To research (5)20 Notion (4)23 By way of (3)

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10-Minute Solution 16772

Across: 1 Chestnut, 5 Hard, 9 Sable, 10 Premium, 11 Homesickness, 13 Ruling, 14 Indigo, 17 Go by the board, 20 Evident, 21 Drive, 22 Step, 23 Reprisal.

Down: 1 Case, 2 Embroil, 3 There and then, 4 Unpaid, 6 Arise, 7 Dumb show, 8 Pecking order, 12 Progress, 15 In ruins, 16 Mettle, 18 Beige, 19 Seal.

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Using the letter L somewhere in every word, can you make at least 35 words of four letters or more out of these letters? At least one word will have all the letters. No proper names.

Yesterday’s answer: cacoon, cannon, canon, clan, COLCANNON, colon, coon, loan, loon, noon

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