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Clues Across
1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Garment in which Lois, upset, came round (8)
4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The extent of a Middle East seaport? (4)
8         Mac and Ian get together quite mad (6)
10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â They figure largely in string bands (6)
11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â He’s in a cap – how common! (5)
12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Prophet needs a shoe repaired (5)
14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A gypsy in the army? No (6)
17Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Communist compiler is a real dog (3,6)
18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â These stories have real logic (9)
22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â One who goes via the south gets on (6)
23Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Brings up behind? (5)
24Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Not very much and rather stale (5)
26Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The Italian’s hidden somewhere in the shed for protection (6)
27Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Attention, donkey. You’ve deserved it (6)
28Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Palmy appointment (4)
29Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â They should produce a good yarn (8)
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1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â People are often intent on getting here (4)
2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â There’s no term arrangement for the tutor (6)
3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Arranged intervals (for astronauts?) (6)
5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â It’s got a neck (6)
6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â He’s certainly willing to try (8)
7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Drank heavily, up at headquarters (5)
9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ten get chased round and punished (9)
10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â There’s an animal in the orchestra (4-5)
13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Beastly creatures likely to get in a wax (5)
15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Agencies in the same diagram (5)
16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Calmly made up (8)
18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â His work is a real picture (6)
19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hangs loosely with three pounds so out (5)
20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Keep it near maybe (6)
21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Fawn is sound as a bell at heart (6)
25Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Does it produce poems? (4)
Quick Puzzle
Clues Across
1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Pain in the spinal area (8)
4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Group of musicians (4)
8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Very small (6)
10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Thwarts (6)
11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Combine (5)
12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Colloquial language (5)
14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Infallible guide (6)
17Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Somnambulate (9)
18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Following closely (9)
22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Property (6)
27Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Displeasure (5)
24Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Salvers (5)
26Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Insect that preys on others (6)
27Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Twine (6)
28Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bird’s home (4)
29Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Makes steady (8)
Clues Down
1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Collide (4)
2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Waterways (6)
3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bring into harmony (6)
5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Onslaught (6)
6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Courses served at end of meals (8)
7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Musical drama (5)
9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Causes (9)
10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Those who hide to obtain free passage (9)
13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Greek letter (5)
15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â By the side of (5)
16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Boatman (8)
18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Raised platforms (6)
19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Garret (5)
20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Put in gradually (6)
21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Exceptional intellectual ability (6)
25Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Grows old (4)