Crossword for Thu, 18/Jul/2019

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Across
1: Strap, though short, has hanger's heart (5)

4: Take a turn or a thousand dollars (3)

6: Root for mounting might (3)

7: A complex surprise (5)

8: Author of Breathe Out, Lay Out, Going Out? (4,5)

10: Studio sign initially obscured by swirling rain (2,3)

11: 23% of Scandinavians backing leaders (3)

13: Top card? Excellent! (3)

14: Exhausted writer found in street (5)
Down
1: Totally lacking a lofty plaything (3)

2: Rohmer hiding unit of Resistance (3)

3: Grown-up kids' tender hearts god broke? (9)

4: A girl in distress, sought by knights (5)

5: Genteel Egyptian penning mournful poem (5)

8: Figaro manufactures some scent (5)

9: Belated top-and-tailing to gladden one's heart (5)

11: Compete with life in France (3)

12: Capture perfect score in review (3)




Solution (Reversed)
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