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Cryptic 23
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Puzzle Choice
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Down
1. Creepy crawly is all ears (3)
2. Creature of the night in hollow log (3)
3. Mentors become inhuman (7)
4. Finds fault in fancy nickname (5)
5. Hello, a new evening made up of pranks (9)
6. Found tempo rallied for material world (8)
8. Defend sensitve extremities, essentially (4)
10. Slid there, in other words (9)
11. Animal droppings and a long period of
time make unpleasant places to be (8)
15. Discovered air, earth, fire or water when
ukulele mentioned (7)
16. Fiend hiding in fog reveals itself (4)
18. An officer of greater importance? (5)
22. Pouch found to be almost sacred (3)
23. Sign of distress, initially (3)
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Across
1. Rock tomb is used by witches in disguise (10)
7. Carved pumpkin is lighter (7)
9. Slimy creature in eerie elixir (3)
10. Calmed down after finding accused ate dog (7)
12. Chalice found in attic upstairs (3)
13. Disregard sign or effigy inside (6)
14. Hear secret reveals transport to cemetery (6)
17. It's a Nightmare on this street (3)
19. Replace weekend in Russian citadel with
German capital for a mischievous fairy (7)
20. Discovered crank took flight (3)
21. ___ Creepers (7)
24. Chicken legs used to make a noise (10)
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