Crosswords Sunday 18 December 2016 19.00 EST Speedy crossword No 1,108 Print | PDF version | Accessible version Sunday 18 December 2016 19.00 EST Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email View more sharing options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Google+ Share on WhatsApp Share on Messenger Close 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Across 1 Write a prologue, for instance (3,3,5) 9 Level of danger (9) 10 On the other hand (3) 11 Put to the test (5) 12 Use of physical or mental energy; excessive labour... (7) 13 ...Heigh-Ho, it's... (3,2,4,2,2) 16 Skilled, battle-hardened fighter (7) 18 Tranche; rasher (5) 19 Bordeaux claret, for instance (3) 20 Procedure; enterprise (9) 21 Say or do something for the best which then backfires (4,2,5) Down 2 Let up (4,3) 3 Hackneyed (5) 4 Refuel Tory sex? (anag) (5,8) 5 Russian, traditionally horseman of the Steppes (7) 6 Ancient African region absorbed into southern Egypt (5) 7 Front rower? (4,7) 8 Twiddling one's thumbs (2,1,5,3) 14 Sinister-looking (7) 15 Snob (7) 17 They meet in the middle of a circle (5) 18 Proportion (5)
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