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Across
- 6. Number thrown into jail, but strangely happy (8)
- 9. Many a backward fool about town (1,3,2)
- 10. Jambalaya often made in a skilful way (4)
- 11. Target not off, government strategy to be adequate for a while (2,1,4,3)
- 12. A name imagine, abbreviated for a woman (6)
- 14. Having initial lead in tennis match, about to attack (3,4)
- 15. That man, a fellow receiving left and right heads off in a state (8,7)
- 18. During panic wasting time wrongly (2,5)
- 20. Day that's ordinary and primarily unremarkable, to disappear (3,3)
- 22. Image witch built for good sorcery (5,5)
- 23. Sitter, yet dropped in the end (4)
- 24. Marvel at edifice fortified high (6)
- 25. Persuade family through total hustling (4,4)
Down
- 1. Acquire yen and taste for zinfandel? (4)
- 2. Going around hospital, standard to take a chart (3,5)
- 3. Girl showing up very clumsy man (6)
- 4. Dogged hope dashed in a mess (10)
- 5. A bit of aroma in essential leafy vegetables (8)
- 7. Port in South Africa outside of capital city (5)
- 8. Nothing sinister? No problem (5,3,5)
- 13. Running athletes are not hot property? (4,6)
- 16. Personal assistant rejecting strong beer (5,3)
- 17. Deliver one cryptic clue for 'teasing' (8)
- 19. Sleepy state, tense having no good cure (6)
- 21. Squad welcoming fellow out of shape (5)
- 23. Lose balance spilling half of beer over (4)
Published - March 27, 2018 12:05 am IST
