Cape Times

DOUBLECROS­SWORD

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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Effects a change of tack at sea (6,5) 9 Unit in money (3) 10 Man of many parts, perhaps (9) 11 Gets what one deserves, setting a snare (5) 13 Is it for the fleet-footed? (4,3) 14 Nothing exists solely for fruit (6) 16 Revised and altered a deed about it (6) 18 Exertions in brief for tsars (7) 19 Spirit returns after the French animal appears (5) 20 Parade - in April? (5,4) 21 It’s eaten in abundance (3) 22 The chief rangers don’t get flustered, it seems! (4-7)

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2 The grain sounds twisted (3) 3 Closes in on a marine arsenal (5) 4 Possibly strays in the woods (6) 5 Bewildered, finding birds in bed! (7) 6 Last word in the Latin language (9) 7 Accept that truants won’t want to! (4,2,5) 8 It will be presented by a group at one (6,5) 12 Check the power to strengthen the situation (9) 15 Buried as a safety precaution (7) 17 Welcome break for a prisoner? (6) 19 Ease off the downward pressure? (3,2) 21 But it won’t be a hindrance to drinking! (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Adapt (11) 9 Look on (3) 10 Rivalry (9) 11 Red Indian tent (5) 13 Philosophe­r (7) 14 3-electrode valve (6) 16 Road (6) 18 Finger-end guard (7) 19 Implant (5) 20 Dutiful behaviour (9) 21 Sorrowful (3) 22 Distinctiv­e character (11)

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2 Snooker rod (3) 3 Abnormally fat (5) 4 Climbs (6) 5 Chronicler (7) 6 Density (9) 7 Poverty (11) 8 Unthankful­ness (11) 12 Prerogativ­e (9) 15 Lowers (7) 17 Streamer (6) 19 Visionary (5) 21 Determined (3)

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