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Across | 1 | | Beat it lightly to get water? (3) |
| 3 | | Be quiet or close down (4,2) |
| 8 | | laugh out loud (3) |
| 10 | | Flat but unsleeping (5,5) |
| 11 | | Not odds (5) |
| 12 | | Not given the benefit of the doubt (9,3,2,4) |
| 18 | | being fed, and accepting
everything from a person (6,3,2,8,4) |
| 22 | | He has his head in the clouds, but
usually at night (7) |
| 23 | | Pretend to be timid to attract the
opposite sex (3) |
| 24 | | A way of behaving (6) |
| 26 | | Hit someone so as to make them
unconscious (5,3) |
| 27 | | Old fashioned way of saying no (3) |
| 28 | | Adored, and had sex (5) |
| 29 | | A desperate cry (3) |
| 30 | | He writes books (6) |
| 32 | | A pleasant chat with a friend to
bring you up to date (7) |
| 34 | | The action you take to steal the
last biscuit before someone else
gets it! (4) |
| 35 | | Also known as (3) |
| 36 | | The slave was forced to this
employment (4,2,4) |
| 39 | | Makes it better. Or closes, for
example, a zip (4,2) |
| 40 | | Fall asleep and maybe fall over
the edge! (4,3) |
| 41 | | Give the cold shoulder (4) |
| 42 | | go round and round, fast. (4) |
| 45 | | Force to a conclusion (5,2,1,4) |
| 49 | | A child who behaves badly! (4) |
| 50 | | Death - an old man with a sharp
scythe (3,4,6) |
| 53 | | There aren't any more (4) |
| 55 | | Extra, more or an addition (4) |
| 56 | | Use texting on a mobile (4,1,7) |
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Down | 1 | | Not just a loaf, but essential for
existence (3,5,2,4) |
| 2 | | A predator's live food (4) |
| 3 | | Urgent request; mayday! (3) |
| 4 | | Problems that reach above your
shoulders (2,2,4,4,2,7) |
| 5 | | Employed or second-hand (4) |
| 6 | | How a shopkeeper hopes his new
stock might sell (4,3,5) |
| 7 | | Kill or hit an insect with your
hand (4) |
| 9 | | Not quiet (4) |
| 13 | | Garment that keeps both your hands
warm (4) |
| 14 | | What you
shouldn't do without thinking if you don't
want to be criticised (4,4,3,5) |
| 15 | | You might say this before
defending an ideal to the end (4,2,4,4) |
| 16 | | Someone who gives everyone an
uncomfortable backside (1,4,2,3,4) |
| 17 | | Being temperamental because annoyed (2,1,4) |
| 19 | | Person I worship, adore and do
everything for (3,4,2,2,4) |
| 20 | | Paths left by animals (6) |
| 21 | | Not clean (5) |
| 25 | | Comfortable chair in which one can
relax especially outdoors (7) |
| 31 | | Very attractive (American usage) (4,6) |
| 32 | | The message was this to keep it
confidential (5) |
| 33 | | Exclamation of great surprise! (3) |
| 37 | | Depart at the expected hour (3,2,4) |
| 38 | | Spill, or feel annoyed (5) |
| 43 | | Short colloquial expression
meaning thank you (2) |
| 44 | | Prepare or plan (3,2) |
| 46 | | Jam cakes or prostitutes (5) |
| 47 | | Once more (5) |
| 48 | | Action or complete (2) |
| 49 | | Things read (5) |
| 51 | | In the USA, the accelerator (3) |
| 52 | | Type of memory or a horned farm
animal (3) |
| 54 | | Drop behind, or a time delay (3) |
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