Crossword for Thu, 9/Dec/2021

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Across
1: Aliens set off (3)

3: Preliminary form of conscription (5)

5: Trap with hands? (3)

6: Rambling tales are out of date (5)

8: Woman losing head after another fall (9)

9: Examples of containers (5)

10: Now Elton heard California's big one (3)

12: Chump getting past in chasm (5)

13: Drongo lacks even a pet (3)

Down
1: Encourage horse led with direction. (3)

2: Some slippers and also shoes (7)

3: Do springs help American author? (3,6)

4: Not here? No, no! (5)

7: Charged a couple of hundred, getting exploited (7)

8: Capital of the current sports car (5)

11: Fix the oil platform ... (3)





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