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Cryptic crossword №20: FIRST PRINCIPLES

ACROSS:

1. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)

9. (superlative of 'near' or 'close') within the shortest distance

10. Enormous and diverse cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs and vines and herbs including many weeds

11. A shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus)

12. The state or fact of being objectively real

13. Without distinction of one from others

15. A member of the Quechuan people living in the Cuzco valley in Peru

16. Marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited

18. A powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)

20. Clock that measures time by the escape of water

23. An acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light

24. (usually plural) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps)

25. An artist of consummate skill

26. An international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations; although suggested by Woodrow Wilson, the United States never joined and it remained powerless; it was dissolved in 1946 after the United Nations was formed

DOWN:

1. A private school for girls that emphasizes training in cultural and social activities

2. Admit again or anew

3. An act of deliberate betrayal

4. Tie again or anew

5. Ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)

6. Perhaps; indicating possibility of being more remarkable (greater, better or sooner) than

7. Brief and to the point; effectively cut short

8. (informal) a deceptive or fraudulent explanation or description

14. Burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates

15. Unable to meet or discharge financial obligations

17. Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)

19. Rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese

21. Snarled or stalled in complete confusion

22. Administration; administrative


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