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Across Down
  1. Old stories one hears include King going to America with God (7)
  2. Unusually pro male in this Italian town (7)
  3. Body parts returned and left in shed (5)
  4. A loose pig managed to say sorry! (9)
  5. Annoyed after club medal (4,5)
  6. Rushed around the west of England demonstrating amphetamine (5)
  7. An Islamic ruling initially framed after the writer’s admission (5)
  8. English politician gets husband a stiffener reportedly for stress (9)
  9. Secretly at home with soldier (2,7)
  10. To put back with total (3,2)
  11. Make fun of some Blairite as expected (5)
  12. Southern editor reflected on an evil spirit - one found in ‘Othello’ (9)
  13. Chap with hat meets volunteers at northern NY borough (9)
  14. 25 is situated in the city (5)
  15. Sweden’s top writer meets the German poet (7)
  16. Hang South American writing instrument with string (7)
  1. Mother stands next to dead dog (7)
  2. Balding Henry found in vessel in a leading position (4,2,3)
  3. About 50 in charge of an object of historical interest (5)
  4. Cleaner gets to work on time in Coronation Street for example (4,5)
  5. Stays and supports (5)
  6. Be quick to appear clever (4,5)
  7. Bring up in lift (5)
  8. Finished tribute late (7)
  9. Director of ‘Hair’ (5,4)
  10. Rustics clutching hearts of birds (9)
  11. Having difficulty when pregnant and unmarried (2,7)
  12. Is therefore around Maine’s principal geographical feature (7)
  13. Designed page with Latin girl then died (7)
  14. One goes to Northern Ireland at the beginning of Easter with a girl (5)
  15. Prevent the occurrence of Ted reverting back again (5)
  16. Latin horseplay (5)
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