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Across
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | They have come into force (9) | POLICEMEN |
| 8 | A celebration will produce a stir (3) | ADO |
| 9 | The main channels for voyages (3,8) | SEAPASSAGES |
| 11 | Mark now has become an employee (7) | WORKMAN |
| 12 | A place from which to extract a chemical (5) | AMINE |
| 13 | Does one give hearty approval? (6) | TICKER |
| 15 | Present-day sage adapted old maxims (6) | ADAGES |
| 17 | Travels back in the reverse direction (5) | RIDES |
| 18 | Grounds for putting a lad in the reserves (7) | REASONS |
| 20 | Leading musicians who are not permitted to teach, we hear (11) | BANDMASTERS |
| 22 | Insect brought back for use by the fisherman (3) | DOR |
| 23 | Tend, maybe, to fish inside – caught in a net (9) | ENTANGLED |
Down
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | A source of metal for Scandinavian coin (3) | ORE |
| 3 | Occult power causing a large number injury (5) | CHARM |
| 4 | Stone workers operating in a crowd (6) | MASONS |
| 5 | Mean one to be pullin’ up (7) | NIGGARD |
| 6 | Putting slip in ballot box – it may resolve a moot point (7,4) | CASTINGVOTE |
| 7 | Female entertainers (9) | HOSTESSES |
| 10 | A word to conjure with! (11) | ABRACADABRA |
| 11 | Wide rates fluctuating at the bank (9) | WATERSIDE |
| 14 | Intrinsic quality of transformation scenes before the end of the pantomime (7) | ESSENCE |
| 16 | Not late to produce a cue (6) | PROMPT |
| 19 | But it may not attract a light sentence! (5) | ARSON |
| 21 | To feel remorse the French way (3) | RUE |