CROSSWORD
Straight Clues
ACROSS 5 Germ destroyer 7 Policeman
(coll) 8 Large bird 10 Asian tree 12 Morning reading 14 Strong fencing 20 Anger 21 Poetry 22 Muddy ground 23 Dramatic DOWN 1 Pretend 2 A tendon 3 Uncover (3,2) 4 Explain again 5 Talks Combo Cross No. 4067 6 Came up 9 Even 11 A chaplain 13 Revoke 15 Run slowly 16 A number 17 Licit 18 Elephant tusk 19 Heath plant
Cryptic Clues
ACROSS 5 Lister’s ire troubles one
making scrupulously clean 7 A mass of thread starts
coiling on post 8 Bird’s a favourite on course 10 On high, like poisonous tree
sap 12 See prawn patty first
cooked, probably daily 14 Wrestle, that’s the makings of
very strong fencing material 20 Lie round after run just to
irritate 21 Maybe a stanza in whatever
seems right 22 Go back after being first in wet spongy ground 23 Artificially spectacular trial cheat suffers DOWN 1 Go first in fine display put on show 2 Drinks up for supplier of strength 3 Get out of ground to get information (3,2) 4 Talk some more for runner-up 5 Talks in southern heights 6 Plant turns sore 9 Even up - or down 11 New drape for Army minister 13 Ring again to formally
withdraw 15 Run comfortably in most
rotary manner 16 Weightless number being held 17 Lawful member, one still last 18 Variety of dentine
reportedly tickled by pianist 19 Heath, or girl in American
dress?