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Across
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rambler in the dark at Lisbon, mum’s worried (12) | SOMNAMBULIST |
| 8 | About time toy is free (3,2) | LETGO |
| 9 | Praise a grown-up about energy (7) | ADULATE |
| 10 | Eccentric never designs posh clothes (7,5) | EVENINGDRESS |
| 12 | Embeds in collections, perhaps (6) | INSETS |
| 14 | In favour of pose, cheers! (6) | PROSIT |
| 17 | Bird – or was Orpheus confused? (5,7) | HOUSESPARROW |
| 21 | Whiskey consumed by weird Nordic clique (2-5) | INCROWD |
| 22 | Unwell in the French town (5) | LILLE |
| 23 | Grant prisons flexibility for family ties? (5,7) | APRONSTRINGS |
Down
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reportedly given shoe repair and traded (4) | SOLD |
| 2 | Shifts it back up inside, giving reasons (7) | MOTIVES |
| 3 | A painful thing which becomes an oak? (5) | ACORN |
| 4 | By collecting drops from the sky, clever (6) | BRAINY |
| 5 | Wash and iron in Manila undertaking (7) | LAUNDER |
| 6 | Colour in the frescoes had endured (5) | SHADE |
| 7 | Mass destruction of tin’s dye (7) | DENSITY |
| 11 | Loose thing that is put on! (7) | NIGHTIE |
| 13 | Lot more confused by the musical effect (7) | TREMOLO |
| 15 | Low lens obscured and enlarged (7) | SWOLLEN |
| 16 | Suit in hand for diggers (6) | SPADES |
| 18 | Take the top off a French hat (5) | UNCAP |
| 19 | It has the measure of the king (5) | RULER |
| 20 | Part of camera belongs to Leonard (4) | LENS |