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Crossword

2388: Sea rocket

8 December 2018

9:00 AM

8 December 2018

9:00 AM

‘12/15’ (six words in total) is a quotation (in ODQ) suggested by the remaining unclued lights (two hyphened), whose fifth and sixth letters might give A NUN AMBROSIA. The surname of the quotation’s author will appear diagonally in the completed grid and must be shaded.
 

Across

1    Scots bike across district in region round Israel and Arabia (8, two words)
9    Dour cretin upset MC (10)
14    Soldiers caught by sea-monster (3)
17    German cities Chinese judge snubbed (5)
18    Council is unknown to drop a clanger (5)
20    Scholars and priests having island for golf (7)
22    The Bard scrutinizes less English baskets (7)
24    Bobby missing Copenhagen,...






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