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Across
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consultant to treat bionics differently (12) | OBSTETRICIAN |
| 8 | Strain when about to enter sack (5) | BREED |
| 9 | Triad is new writer (7) | DIARIST |
| 10 | Blunder foolishly or clap when in jeopardy (4,1,7) | DROPACLANGER |
| 12 | Salesperson – one in the saddle, we hear (6) | PEDLAR |
| 14 | Risk spilling church liqueur (6) | KIRSCH |
| 17 | In which players play or box – hit it! (9,3) | ORCHESTRAPIT |
| 21 | Before the nobleman – that is right (7) | EARLIER |
| 22 | Folded pleat is part of flower (5) | PETAL |
| 23 | Falsely accuses pale European in part of contract (6,6) | ESCAPECLAUSE |
Down
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob’s craftily making eyes (4) | ORBS |
| 2 | Fleeced getting organ into outbuilding (7) | SHEARED |
| 3 | Arrive with extremity in the air (3,2) | ENDUP |
| 4 | Cut snooker ball with new cue (6) | REDUCE |
| 5 | Bread for tea with bit of butter on, for one (7) | CHAPATI |
| 6 | Copying a sharp ringing sound (5) | APING |
| 7 | Formal chief in dirty place (7) | STARCHY |
| 11 | Work problem for one rejecting motion (7) | OPPOSER |
| 13 | Camera I adapted for the country (7) | AMERICA |
| 15 | Japanese therapy at sushi place (7) | SHIATSU |
| 16 | TVs are dreadful, so go without (6) | STARVE |
| 18 | Noisy heart of military unit (5) | CORPS |
| 19 | Drink father raised to disgust (5) | APPAL |
| 20 | Outlet for infection to end disease (4) | FLUE |