Cryptic crossword - Friday 14th December
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ACROSS
3 Struggle to unite prisoner and nurse (7)
7 Approved sale arranged by journalist (6)
8 Notes frivolous happiness (7)
9 Fastens round the neck (4)
11 Reportedly penalised for discovery (4)
12 Search for a weapon (5)
15 Notices grip, say (4)
16 Rings doctor outside entrance (4)
17 Terrible poets? Sauce! (5)
18 Section within department (4)
19 Demo involving fashion (4)
21 Lazes in living rooms (7)
22 Keep marine layout (6)
23 More appealing with more sugar (7)
DOWN
1 Notice Eastern agent (4)
2 Celebrates having equal connections (7)
3 Yielded five keys (5)
4 Does translate some poetry (4)
5 Island to drain it off, on the day (8)
6 Woman has the right to waver (6)
10 Case of a trendy position (8)
11 Charge three notes (3)
13 Anticipated old wafers being thrown out (7)
14 A great deal of flotsam (3)
15 Periods of incantations (6)
18 Difficult question for a model (5)
19 Just a lake (4)
20 Healthy colour (4)
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