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Across
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Without being expected, forcing gruff exterior (12) | SURPRISINGLY |
| 8 | Achy chest if fenced in (5) | STIFF |
| 9 | Slippery and misleading without leader (7) | ELUSIVE |
| 10 | However dye runs, rifle is easy to operate (4-8) | USERFRIENDLY |
| 12 | Puts up secret construction (6) | ERECTS |
| 14 | Some mixture entering serving dish (6) | TUREEN |
| 17 | Another coming to cultivate fruit on bent cane (12) | REAPPEARANCE |
| 21 | Yelled when exposed in hut (7) | SHOUTED |
| 22 | Concur with religious teaching in time (5) | AGREE |
| 23 | Travelling to resort, tram needs part that fires (7,5) | STARTERMOTOR |
Down
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Realise you and I in sticky situation initially (4) | SUSS |
| 2 | Where is Suez extract? Publish again (7) | REISSUE |
| 3 | Allude to rising and falling (5) | REFER |
| 4 | Timid about sin, getting drink (6) | SHERRY |
| 5 | Modern French seen after art? (7) | NOUVEAU |
| 6 | One embraced by fat landowner (5) | LAIRD |
| 7 | Destroy Nigel by showing to be false (7) | BELYING |
| 11 | Remove ice from soft red nuts (7) | DEFROST |
| 13 | Tout’s trip set off (7) | TIPSTER |
| 15 | Passage other than going round river (7) | EXCERPT |
| 16 | Burden with joint of meat (6) | SADDLE |
| 18 | In the rear of ship, look up above (5) | ALOFT |
| 19 | Scare like a naval service (5) | ALARM |
| 20 | Hear plant rip (4) | TEAR |