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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
8. Ms Blanchett holds right to get packing container (5)
9. Military walks East and South after third month (7)
10. Drama to confuse bullfighter (7)
11. Meet her, we hear, at length (5)
12. Saccharine vegetables and flowers (5,4)
14. Dance at initial ballet of performance (3)
15. Some winners inside pub (3)
16. Most eager to go wild in very big shop (9)
19. Go to trash can to get game of chance (5)
21. Cuts? They don’t belong to Mr Guevara! (7)
23. A bridge rebuilt by group of firefighters (7)
24. Type of jewel found in middle of robbery loot (5)
DOWN
1. Puts up a tent by south of cheeky kids (6)
2. Tailless big cat on Roman temple (8)
3. Stag returns by water grass (4)
4. Come out of hiding and join with egghead (6)
5. Theories about places of business (8)
6. Quick stiff drink when fired (4)
7. Asp goes over Lee when slumbering (6)
13. Relating to time of crazy late romp (8)
14. Bothers holding right siblings (8)
15. I’m given bribe not second drink (6)
17. Reg turns over on end of sex (6)
18. Lie, say, again without difficulty (6)
20. Perform perfectly manicure subject (4)
22. Abut back of instrument (4)
SUDOKU
Fill in the blank squares with the numbers 1 to 9 so that each row, each column and each smaller 3x3 block contains all the numbers from 1 to 9.
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ACROSS
1. Elastic, rubbery
5. About Schmidt star, … Nicholson
8. Brooding miserably
11. Avoids duty, … off
16. Takes part in a game
17. Sense of style
19. Run along playfully
20. Layer of
