Crossword for Thu, 12/Oct/2023

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Across
1: A garden ornament makes men go mad (5)

4: What's left when you burn the tree (3)

6: Clean oneself, but in reverse (3)

7: A small rig is something worth having (5)

8: Somehow it is clear and practical (9)

11: Climp up on horse on high ground (5)

12: Beauty stripping top and bottom is an additional feature (3)

13: Top card? Excellent! (3)

14: City that cowboys used to avoid (5)

Down
1: Reptile eventually climbing a hill (5)

2: Ball tops over-ripe bananas (3)

3: Came back on a diet anew and wasted away (9)

4: Something useful - like a matching collection? (5)

5: Pate topping primarily honey and tamari? (3)

9: A quaintly pleasing accent (5)

10: The cow may do this in the local veterinary yard (5)

11: Bam! Rotated a degree (3)

12: Uninitiated stoop to finish (3)





Solution (Reversed)
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