Crosswords Sunday 17 July 2016 20.00 EDT Speedy crossword No 1,086 Print | PDF version | Accessible version Sunday 17 July 2016 20.00 EDT 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 22 23 24 Across 1 Come up to scratch (4,3,5) 9 Dethrone (5) 10 Breed of short dog with long silky hair (4-3) 11 Gorge, overeat (4) 12 Traditional, retro (3,5) 14 Beyond ordinary understanding; difficult to see (6) 15 Electricity generator: all-action type (6) 18 Enhance (8) 20 Aura representing saintliness (4) 22 Astringent; sour (7) 23 Computer peripheral (3-2) 24 Creates conditions for a future event (4,3,5) Down 2 Water-related (7) 3 Catch sight of (4) 4 Move along roughly: pester (6) 5 Contradicts (8) 6 In an appropriate way (5) 7 EU-cleaned goo (anag) (3,2,7) 8 Serves each side in an argument (4,4,4) 13 First elements (of language) (8) 16 Wantonness: desert (7) 17 Pasture grass featured on putting greens (6) 19 Lifeless; apathetic (5) 21 Softest mineral on Mohs hardness scale (4)
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