Last Week’s Cryptic
ACROSS
1. Reckless, stubborn – the Minotaur! (4-6)
7. Toss off the money (4)
9. Create balls for a renovation (8)
10. Right fury for park officer (6) 11. University grounds affected America (6)
13. Stressed, but won service around little money (8)
14. Announcements: we’re not batting anymore! (12) 17. Powerful current conservative to look inside strong alternative in the work area (7,5)
20. Maybe tiny and negative, but choose Clarke! (8)
21. Fight to overturn table – about time! (6)
22. Dwell about the team (6)
23. State is vulgar and improper
(3,5)
25. Thin list (4)
26. Hangers for underwear (10)
DOWN
2. Played beaut, and didn’t stop (8)
3. Shelter for Bruce or Stan (3) 4. Fairies – Presleys in Latin (5) 5. Communal bedroom for worker, asleep (7)
6. Guide for dreadful cold Liberal (9)
7. Sweet dessert plan – abstain reluctantly (6,5)
8. Smart – 150 always! (6)
12. Counterfeit coin, fit for Tarantino crime movie (4,7) 15. Instruments for stenographers? (9)
16. Lines in publicity material
from Mark Textor, perhaps (8) 18. Public transport is no bum deal (7)
19. Run away with the church? Swindle! (6)
21. Label evil, turned over for
example (5)
24. These days, 500 join (3)