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Across
- 1. Raised stage, or where a train is caught (8)
- 6. Ceremonial procedure done more for show than purpose (9)
- 7. Archer's aim, or a sales goal (6)
- 11. Cook in bubbling water (4)
- 12. Not working, like a ticking-over engine (4)
Down
- 2. Maned ruler of the savanna (4)
- 3. Bus schedule or school-day planner (9)
- 4. Pressed from olives, or drilled from a well (3)
- 5. About three and a quarter feet (5)
- 8. Wireless broadcaster in the kitchen (5)
- 9. Hardback with pages to turn (4)
- 10. Traditional pub brew (3)