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16 November 2021

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Across 1 Cut out the tax (6)4 Will perhaps take to the air for a short time (6)9 Shaw’s major character (7)10 Ellis spins a yarn (5)11 It gives rise to many things (5)12 Notes that don’t agree (7)13 It’s entering in a way that’s exciting attention (11)18 Postage irregularities bring out the secret police (7)20 Excellent if not fast way to surpass others (5)22 Well salted (5)23 Passage taken from a district (7)24 It’s both cleaner and smoother (6)25 She’s not so smart as her mate (6)

Down1 It needs to grow by more development (6)2 It’s about time (5)3 A payout in Washington? (7)5 Giant book of maps (5)6 An adornment so often misplaced (7)7 Surrenders profits (6)8 A measure of enlightenment (11)14 Holy man in no spirit for a quack remedy (7)15 Where he is involved in a diverting treat? (7)16 Trophy for the champion layer? (6)17 Key operators may strike against it (6)19 Acids ruined the echo sounder (5)21 Bus - or train (5)

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Cryptic Solution 16776

Across: 1 Message, 5 Lobes, 8 Change of scene, 9 Adder, 10 Snorkel, 11 Slogan, 12 Burned, 15 Operate, 17 Depot,19 Passenger list, 20 Rings, 21 Spotted.

Down: 1 Mecca, 2 Stand to reason, 3 Algeria, 4 Egoist, 5 Lasso, 6 Breaking point, 7 Shelled, 11 Stopper, 13 Undergo, 14 Reigns, 16 Abets, 18 Toted.

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Across 1 Emphasis (6)4 Frank (6)9 Counsellor (7)10 Beautify (5)11 Give false picture of (5)12 Huge (7)13 Offering barest subsistence (4-2-5)18 Small quantity (7)20 Restrained (5)22 In agreement (2,3)23 Stingy person (7)24 Insurrection (6)25 Stationary (2,4)

Down1 Contemptible (6)2 Competitor (5)3 Hang up (7)5 Warning of danger (5)6 Cease to participate (4,3)7 Small sailing boat (6)8 Mood (5,2,4)14 Hard to achieve (7)15 As soon as seen (2,5)16 Weaken (6)17 Source of honour (6)19 Pure (5)21 Dazzling display (5)

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10-Minute Solution 16776

Across: 1 Panacea, 5 Super, 8 Exhibitionist, 9 Delta, 10 Sincere, 11 System, 12 Adrift, 15 Unaware, 17 Chief, 19 For that matter, 20 Elder, 21 Demerit.

Down: 1 Plead, 2 No holds barred, 3 Cabbage, 4 Attest, 5 Shorn, 6 Prime minister, 7 Retreat, 11 Scuffle, 13 Declaim, 14 Heated, 16 Abhor, 18 First.

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Using the letter W somewhere in every word, can you make at least 14 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: auric, carl, circa, circular, crucial, crural, curia, curl, CURRICULA, liar, lira, rail, ricrac, rural, uracil, uric

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