CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

DOWN

1. People in general took Carl from loose rockfall (4) 3. Carelessly drive

around a manifold (6) 6. He often goes to the

bank as a hobby (6) 8. Pack goes to war, you

see (4) 9. Qualified sailor left

England’s capital (4) 11. Paperboy joined two

bridge players (5) 12. Sign up to have tenant

beheaded (5) 15. Leaves to eat out (3) 16. Status of a holy man in

church (5) 19. Fixes northern troubles

(5) 20. Language from certain

parts of New Jersey (4) 22. Romany doesn’t have

my horse (4) 23. Injury received from putting gold in another tram (6) 24. Various teenagers have

no gas for the course (6) 25. Five went topless to the

opening (4) 1. French worker in charge is excessively agitated (7) 2. Mules e.g. destroyed

beans, say (7) 3. Eradicate, for example, some overbearing tyrants (4) 4. Gone up to rinse off (5) 5. Apparently zero decks

wear away (5) 7. The last flower festival

(6) 10. One inclined to be

less fat (6) 13. Compliment the first

Beirut resort (7) 14. Others need skill to

turn over a new leaf (7) 17. Enrich a Spanish

gentleman outright (5) 18. This singer needs a

new note, right? (5) 21. Small, yet bad eye

problem (4)