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Across
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drawer creating circuit as art (12) | CARICATURIST |
| 8 | Where to put chalk at the right moment (2,3) | ONCUE |
| 9 | Throw ring in, beside pack of cyclists (7) | PELOTON |
| 10 | Police chief to pay for some hesitation (12) | COMMISSIONER |
| 12 | Snow leopards of little weight (6) | OUNCES |
| 14 | Hymns in addition to charity donations (6) | PSALMS |
| 17 | She rammed leg badly with heavy tool (12) | SLEDGEHAMMER |
| 21 | Over-emotional girl left home (7) | MAUDLIN |
| 22 | Caught in bitter search (5) | SCOUR |
| 23 | Another coming to cultivate fruit on bent cane (12) | REAPPEARANCE |
Down
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pen newspaper exclusive missing header (4) | COOP |
| 2 | Company put chopped acorn outside for animal (7) | RACCOON |
| 3 | The best dairy product? (5) | CREAM |
| 4 | One with a key job in the office? (6) | TYPIST |
| 5 | Improves right friends (7) | RALLIES |
| 6 | Model at home makes a protest (3-2) | SITIN |
| 7 | Absorb, not initially, ten then 144 (7) | ENGROSS |
| 11 | Number one, a bit unpleasant (7) | NOISOME |
| 13 | Laid item to turn quickly into drink (3-4) | EGGFLIP |
| 15 | Rest to have fibbed first (3-4) | LIEDOWN |
| 16 | Alter small coins (6) | CHANGE |
| 18 | Elicit from eastern Italian leader (5) | EDUCE |
| 19 | Skinflint’s endless sorrow (5) | MISER |
| 20 | Parent ultimately to regret being faithful (4) | TRUE |