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Across
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broadcasting it, Monteverdi piece of light music (12) | DIVERTIMENTO |
| 8 | Overly sentimental mum hugged by fellow (5) | GUSHY |
| 9 | Splinter almost removed, but remained under cover? (5,2) | SLEPTIN |
| 10 | Even so, always the more? (12) | NEVERTHELESS |
| 12 | Intended victim in open mine (6) | QUARRY |
| 14 | Choke regulates itself (6) | STIFLE |
| 17 | Number ten at sea, this is stormy (12) | ANAESTHETIST |
| 21 | Slight shortage in hormone (7) | INSULIN |
| 22 | Uncommonly pure European coin (5) | RUPEE |
| 23 | Travelling to resort, tram needs part that fires (7,5) | STARTERMOTOR |
Down
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Follow egghead, old Venetian (4) | DOGE |
| 2 | One insider roughly carves organs (7) | VISCERA |
| 3 | My! Her awful verse! (5) | RHYME |
| 4 | Embeds in collections, perhaps (6) | INSETS |
| 5 | Part of East to allow chaps in (7) | ELEMENT |
| 6 | Name of slate round junction (5) | TITLE |
| 7 | Dance, openest sort (3-4) | ONESTEP |
| 11 | 51 in team filthy (7) | SQUALID |
| 13 | He takes stock of other people (7) | RUSTLER |
| 15 | Nit-picker at first fixture bungled toss-up (7) | FUSSPOT |
| 16 | Complain and complain about government leader (6) | WHINGE |
| 18 | An advantage when fixed (5) | ASSET |
| 19 | Play monotonously, that’s almost the spirit (5) | THRUM |
| 20 | Call for two fruit (4) | PEAR |