September Newsletter

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Across
  1. 2. Desert grass spin around if excited (8)
  2. 3. Covertly saw orchid blossom with dark heart (5)
  3. 9. Campfire chats circle tasty beginnings at this shady hour (5,4)
  4. 11. Fruit tree ripened shelter? (5,3)
  5. 14. Marsupials in trouble after CSI confusion? (6)
  6. 16. Lost child’s loyal companion held firm (3)
  7. 17. Scrub car parts to meet hygiene rules (8)
  8. 18. Explorer's line? Mad again, oddly (7)
  9. 19. Pie and pint signal a happy finish! (9)
  10. 20. Sculpture site reveals calm lake hidden within (8)
  11. 22. Vehicle parts strangely had koala on display (7)
Down
  1. 1. Surfer’s missed break led to hip creation? (7)
  2. 4. Tree where Joey may hang out in blue? (8)
  3. 5. Stream marking the edge of the road south? (8,5)
  4. 6. Dark stuff chopped for dessert, sounds juicy! (9)
  5. 7. Tool cut hedge? It trims too! (7,3)
  6. 8. Tail-end Charlie's scorekeeping chore on station tracks (4)
  7. 10. Shot for the calendar? It's a golden opportunity! (5)
  8. 12. Fruit holds secret to camping cake? (6)
  9. 13. Backtrack in Vista, slipping into comfort (7)
  10. 14. She cracked it, and uncorked the prize! (5)
  11. 15. Noble choice for clever solver? (3,5)
  12. 21. Seen during smoko disturbance, WC1 aspired to explain? (3)