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Across
ROYAL FLUSH
RANI
COWHIDE
QUASHED
ENSUE
SEEDINESS
COME FORTH
BIER
OMAN
STERN POST
EDITH PIAF
LATHE
PIQUANT
REYNARD
NOEL
ADAMANTINE
Down
RACKET
YOWLS
LOITERER
LEEKS
SEQUESTER
ATHLETICS
INDUSTRY
TAXIS
ODALISQUE
OUTWITTED
HOMESPUN
APOLLYON
SHEAR
BEADLE
FORUM
TRAGI

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Hi – great site! My wife and I are curious about the significance of the word Ted in 11A (not sure how one arrives at Quashed). I’m uncertain of what Middle East means in 20A. Any assistance here greatly appreciated!
Fred, thanks for the feedback – much appreciated!
11A: ‘Put an end to’ is the definition. ‘The game’ is SQUASH, but remove the compass point at the beginning (S). ‘Ted’ is a synonym for ‘Ed’ as they are both abbreviations of ‘Edward’.
20A: ‘Circuit’ is a ring or circle, signifying the letter O. ‘Race’ is MAN and ‘here in the Middle East’ is the definition. You could also see ‘Race here’ as signifying the Isle of Man where there is a well-known motor race, but I think the first explanation is more convincing!
I hope this helps 🙂
Ahhhh! Sensational, thanks. My wife and I are doing these and the Observer Everyman ones in the NZ Herald every weekend. I’m starting to get it. Very satisfying figuring out some of these more obscure and tricky ones.
Glad to be able to help! The Observer Everyman is my favourite I think – not too reliant on very obscure words and it has nicely crafted clues 🙂