Crossword for Sat, 19/Aug/2023

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

6: Nothing we have to pay (3)

7: Plate through the nose for lasso (5)

8: Smuggler participating in arms race? (9)

11: When Eve rued core? Not once! (5)

12: Complain about the horse (3)

13: Bird seen in springtime? Nonsense! (7)

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

2: Consumed and digested tea (3)

3: Victor Norman William (9)

4: Demonstrated the way in which to keep poles apart (5)

5: Pass mould (3)

9: Five in Christmas story (5)

10: True side (5)

11: Vet theatre opening 8-down (3)

12: Anyway - no! (3)





Solution (Reversed)
D
E
S
U
C
C
A
T
I
H
O
T
H
E
S
O
O
N
E
W
O
W
Q
N
R
E
N
N
U
R
N
U
G
I
E
O
G
A
N
R
E
V
E
N
H
A
O
E
A
T
Y
K
R
A
L
A
M