A New Direction Crossword

A New Direction is a medium English-language crossword with 30 clues. A mixed Brain Boost with words, everyday knowledge and fresh connections

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Across

1. Room where administrative work is done
7. Rely upon for support (4,2)
8. Considerably good or acceptable
9. Work performed for a customer
12. Electronic dance music with a driving, repetitive beat
14. Gets stuck in soft wet ground
18. Period during which a monarch rules
19. A society's agitation, not merely one sleeper's tossing
21. Car hired with a driver for a journey
22. Avert, with 'off'
23. Long story of a family, hero or series of adventures
24. Consumed as food
25. A very long time, informally
26. Used up, as hours on a project
27. Put forward a question, or sit for a portrait

Down

1. Former, as one's previous address
2. Charges for services
3. Outward appearance presented to the world
4. Chemically unlikely to react
5. Change one's religious or political belief
6. Draw towards a desired outcome
10. Large city on Lake Michigan
11. Keeps someone's attention occupied
13. Safely occupying a baseball station (2,4)
14. Large road vehicles carrying passengers
15. Ready and available when needed (2,3)
16. A barred framework, or reduce food to shreds
17. Counting number between six and eight
20. Dispatched, whether as a parcel or an email
23. Easy target for a swindler, informally

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