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Colgan's Cryptic Crossword

Across
 

1. Holders of several track records (6)
4. Old actress returned for “The Birds” (6)
9. Hail Killorglin’s Puck with passion. It’s a hands-on experience! (8,5)
10. Onset of severe back-trouble led father to drink (4-3)
11. Turn inside out one associated with the court (5)
12. Discontinuing heartless punishment (6)
13. Banal head-wear (3-3)
15. Point towards, and unpretentiously head off (5)
16. Indict every rogue, for starters! (7)
18. Disorderly Pole interrupts South African mayor (13)
19. Make a misleading declaration concerning spirit (6)
20. It’s so heavy and stuffy (6)

Down
 

1. Reasons eliminating Hera’s second source of peacock eyes (5)
2. Sailors invading a function in the school dorm (8,5)
3. Young people conceal restricted and troublesome formative years (8,5)
5. Help entourage panicked by wild animal (5,8)
6. Left forlorn by her date (6,7)
7. Suffer anxiety. Contaminated waste instigated it. (5,2)
8. Sharp, quite sharp! (5)
12. Take steps to have leg included in the championship (5,2)
14. Pointed like a sago palm (5)
17. Like a toad aroused (5)

Wine to win
 

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