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Across
- 6. Test the result of 6 + 5 + 1 ÷ 5 + 0 (4,4)
- 9. Get by manipulation and with spin (6)
- 10. Time period of being joyful (4)
- 11. Nothing odd about English (3,4,3)
- 12. Mean one channelling spirits (6)
- 14. Dismiss regret ill-mannered person expressed (4,3)
- 15. Wed Jan 1 morn, I'm into new year (4,2,9)
- 18. Calls for a meeting (7)
- 20. Vatican City educated by first authority on holy books (6)
- 22. Dear me, an absurd question breaks overemotional responder (5,5)
- 23. Leaves and fruits man picked off (4)
- 24. Excerpt from maybe a Nietzsche, it goes over one's head (6)
- 25. Attempt to arrest big overwhelming goon primarily for violence (8)
Down
- 1. Soft manner, cover often? (4)
- 2. Solver no good, one missing capital clue for boy (5,3)
- 3. Son to marry at the end of April in turn (6)
- 4. Details of run-in for mediator lacking awareness (10)
- 5. In preparation, hundred thousand drifters at sea (8)
- 7. Occupied by negatives endlessly (2,3)
- 8. Show board staff indulging in corruption (13)
- 13. Press malign fine British writer (3,7)
- 16. No great shakes taking time and achieving aim (2,6)
- 17. Dance party over, sense of being famished (8)
- 19. Fellow losing heart, shy to flirt (6)
- 21. Spot burn mark on the inside (5)
- 23. One billion going far even with regular losses (4)
Published - July 27, 2017 12:00 am IST