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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 8. Three shifts into that place (5) 9. You, we hear, on top by Ian – one who dreams of an ideal place (7) 10. Arthur’s knight had followed gala (7) 11. Poor Elvis’ sins (5) 12. Rule aunt a mess in a natural state (2,7) 14. Triumphed but no return to West (3) 15. Sprint to ladder (3) 16. And sign reveals a politician and Queen on beach (9) 19. Dire hold on good song of mourning (5) 21. Goes back, with reference to seeds, we hear (7) 23. Arouses former lover before I leave cities (7) 24. Black owls provide sport (5)

DOWN 1. Stag I’m moving as sign of disgrace (6) 2. Sheets bend over line (8) 3. Some game show on grid (4) 4. Ruder when holding down boat’s steering device (6) 5. Alpine singer to redo yell again (8) 6. Key, we hear, to being a local (4)

7. Agreement sees son go to university (6) 13. Try to put on a vest? It’s a mockery! (8)

14. Tire when dressed in feathers? (4,4) 15. Buy back poor deer and me (6) 17. Turn up and rest with the cleanest (6)

18. Stop Ted turning on little sister (6) 20. Little Richard is well-off (4) 22. Corn for the swans? (4)

SUDOKU

Fill in the blank squares with the numbers 1 to 9 so that each row, each column and each smaller 3x3 block contains all the numbers from 1 to