CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. Would you get stuck climbing it? (3,4)

5. Does this sort of boy have lots of this sort of work? (5)

8. Any cruelness I may cause for no particular reason (13)

9. Ann left Antony – was just a plaything (3)

10. He may gild moths perhaps (9)

12. Paired off and returned advance (6)

13. Supplies English leader with smart remarks (6)

15. Prong invites rage and you turn this colour? (9)

16. The Alien with Charlie – and so on (3)

18. Worth it’s weight in gold for the pirate or Dolly Parton? (8,5)

20. Lewis is sympathetic, but then he is a bit of a nambypamby (5)

21. The final consumer like the hobo with the cigarette butt (3,4)

Down Great aunt was a bit thin (5) 1. 2. Good for cash flow – like twoup players? (5,8)

3. Identify haul out of clearing house (9)

4. Simply the Cockney says the lad is stupid (6) 5. Appealing vegetable (3) 6. The lack of technical development of the impressive nit, perhaps (13)

7. Beats chrysanthemum with no acumen (7)

11. Queen decs. are arranged in a certain order (9) 12. Toaster that turns around (7) 14. Violent apes leave fireescape (6)

17. Provide food to feline with hesitation (5)

19. Initially state as yapper (3)

Yesterday

Across:

1 & 11ac. Driving licence, 5. Tubed, 8. Whoever, 9. Parse, 10. Riser,

12. Bathed, 14. Sextet, 17 & 23ac. Fortune telling, 19. Vouch, 22. About, 24. Otter, 25. Repress.

Down:

1. Dewar, 2. Icons, 3. Inverse, 4. Gerald, 5. Topic, 6. Baronet, 7. Deepest, 12. Buffalo, 13. Turn out, 15. Envelop, 16. Jester, 18. Utter, 20. Unite, 21. Highs.