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Across
1. Wager is backed up in royal rapaciousness. (6)
4. Royal Academician with enveloping phantasm. (6)
5. Proofreads around 100 decrees. (6)
Down
1. Queen wept strangely before alloy. (6)
2. Assistant to band - that is, following path. (6)
3. Shrewd statue moves around. (6)
Across.
ReplyDelete1. Parlay (occurs backwards within 'royal rapaciousness')
4. Wraith ('with' enveloping 'RA')
5. Edicts ('Edits' surrounding C)
Down.
1. Pewter (ER = Elizabeth Regina, with strange 'wept' before it)
2. Roadie ('Path' = 'road', 'that is' = 'i.e.')
3. Astute (anagram of 'statue')