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Across 3. The ball was taken aggresively by World Cup winner (5) 5. A resume was handed in at law firm in Oxfordshire by a Brazilian (7) 6. A young goose in Bournemouth could be the brother of Ryan (7) 9. Everybody sounded keen to eat Italian (4) 10. Magpie mysteriously maintains mix of magic (12) 11. The blades definitely aren't blunt when in the hands of English striker (5) 12. Initially the first league leader overtly received in swap was a shot stopper (6) 13. Defender is known to somehow ski at work (9) 14. An EPL winner annoyed with offside calls believes VAR dying partly solves the problem (5) 15. Goalscorer devastated a rogue defender (6) 17. Curry complement was eaten by a hammer midfielder (4) 18. Midfielder who usually wears number 8 put on the number 7 jersey backwards (5)

Down 1. Underrated Frenchman was spotted driving a coupe wildly (6) 2. Young canary conceals his incredible wisdom (5) 4. Loanee was told to hydrate (10) 7. German mister was outside, eye for goal he had (5) 8. Seagull shooter was vocal about getting more pay (7) 12. Defective darling scored an FA Cup final winning goal (7) 15. Saint was an odd and bad mess (5) 16. Big money signing had to take Physical Education twice (4)