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CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

8 Taxi in film for politicians (7)

9 Remove from opera seat

(5)

10 Compare lighter alternative (5)

11 Boring outside broadcast (7)

12 Scientific detective left with broken china (9)

14 Pound of butter (3)

16 Eggs some Geordies sent back (3)

17 He is round, incredibly wellfed (9)

19 China importing

revolutionary weapon (7) 21 Rioting in La Paz in city

square (5)

22 Pole in American airspace

(5)

23 Shown to be vulnerable (7)

DOWN

1 Weapon breaks armistice

shortly (8)

2 Stole cab, demolished

barrier (8)

3 Bird losing head and part

of foot (4)

4 Still interference on radio?

(6)

5 Distribution of wine held in

capital city (3,5)

6 Pancake found in

catacombs (4)

7 Not as much in aftersales

service (4)

13 Edward Lear wrote this

drivel (8)

14 Run through on car for last

trip (8)

15 Turned up hazy lights in

Birmingham area (8) 18 Rugged nun excited about

Eve (6)

19 Come together for

Catholic service (4) 20 Volcano peak once

exploded (4)

21 Philip beginning to examine

tweet (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

8 Furniture item (7)

9 Delete (5)

10 Game (5)

11 Monotonous (7)

12 Demanding specialist skill

(9)

14 Male sheep (3)

16 Fish spawn (3)

17 Nurtured (9)

19 Broad knife (7)

21 Spanish market place (5)

22 Nasal cavity (5)

23 Revealed (7)

DOWN

1 Curved sword (8)

2 Hindrance (8)

3 Advance slowly (4)

4 Motionless (6)

5 Indian metropolis (3,5)

6 Mexican entree (4)

7 Reduced amount (4) 13 Balderdash (8)

14 Prepare for show (8)

15 Central region (8)

18 Not uniform (6)

19 Communion (4)

20 Ice-cream holder (4)

21 Water conduit (4)