Crossword for Sun, 14/Jan/2024

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Across
2: Very young cat I lost in an ancient city (7)

5: Carries most of sea-bird back. (3)

7: Carrying on thus, for some reason I create a sort of boom (5)

9: A woman loved what a Roman is content about (9)

10: Inert form of saltpeter (5)

11: Aliens set off (3)

12: Wildcats left out in capital (7)
Down
1: Hotel of more than average height in capital (7)

3: See chess piece: king suffering hard loss (9)

4: A king involved in the French connection (7)

6: Seek trail (2,5)

8: French song composed by German boy in study (7)




Solution (Reversed)
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O
L
Y
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A
B
T
I
I
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C
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N
O
S
G
U
L
H
K
H
O
L
A
T
A
R
O
M
A
N
I
N
G
P
F
N
S
T
E
R
E
T
I
N
O
I
E
N
S
A
C
A
R
A
C