Speedy crossword No 1,001

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The Observer, Sunday 30 November 2014 00.00 GMT

2 across

8 across

9 across

10 across

11 across

13 across

14 across

16 across

17 across

19 across

20 across

21 across

1 down

2 down

3 down

4 down

5 down

6 down

7 down

12 down

15 down

18 down

Tools

Across

2 Playwright (9)
8 Hurl (5)
9 Pakistan's most populous city (7)
10 Created (8)
11 Spoken (4)
13 Religious retreat (6)
14 Lackey (6)
16 Roman god of love (4)
17 Plot (8)
19 Impersonate (7)
20 Head of state (5)
21 Short-lived (9)

Down

1 Simultaneously (2,3,4,4)
2 Gloom-ridden (8)
3 Leg ornament (6)
4 Off-kilter (4)
5 Beyond reform, recidivist (12)
6 Practical, rather than theoretical procedure (5-3-5)
7 Furniture varnish (6,6)
12 Troubadour (8)
15 Spectator (6)
18 Soothing cream (4)

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