Crossword for Thu, 16/Feb/2017

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Across
1: Neil lost a letter and ended up with nothing (3)

3: Hostile warning: one man has captured the queen (11)

5: Personnel tiptoe around an abusive communication (6,3,6)

9: Small vessel's oarsmen had food in the Sound (5)

10: Gas makes one put on weight (5)

11: Indian chief of devout faith (5)

12: Happening on a par to first Thanksgiving (5)

13: Hold onto string and file (5)

15: Blonde's blemishes reflected (5)

17: Dislikes laughter set-up (5)

18: Posed in glossy fabric (5)

19: Snap since Scots embrace the proposition to benefit from exposure to the sun. (15)

21: A favourite car of Seattle natives. (11)

22: Height is equal to three-fifths of the first one (3)

Down
1: Bite and flip over -- one way to win a wrestling match (3)

2: Free time the French one rues, unfortunately (7)

3: Distended, having bolted a stew (7)

4: Sty? (7)

6: Celebration geared for retirement (6,5)

7: Playwright rethinking copyright wrangle (4,7)

8: Grant again drew one crookedly (7)

11: Curious, one bowl holds heroin for compensation (5-2)

14: A graduate may work for a first degree and then run away (7)

15: Hang South American author at crack of dawn (7)

16: Wine from Greece brought back in canisters (7)

20: Essential part of Cayce's power! (3)





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