CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across 1. How Tiger Woods won the play off decisively (2,1,4,4)

9. In London, unfortunately, Dad evaluated “X” and found an extra cost (5-5,3)

10. Burst in two directions (3) 11. Coteries are for the select few (8)

14. Increasingly becoming a bit less severe (6)

15. Unravel the stars from some ultrasonics (6)

18. Descriptive of Brothers Grimm or tale tellers in general (8)

20. Bet it will look the same on reflection (3)

23. Pressing nitre for sprinkling (13) 24. Marrying for money may not pan out (4,7) Down 2. Chicken shades? (7) 3. Christopher gets some potassium for the vegetable (4)

4. You can barely walk around in practice (6)

5. See thing found on the bed (8) 6. It will be full of inners (5) 7. Pretty versatile covering for beginners (3)

8. The former deed by lobby extremes? Correct! (7)

12. They are one of twelve that come in pairs (7)

13. Colour discovered by a Dr. Finer (8) 16. No master of impersonation is my view (7)

17. I get a couple of Greek characters on the Island nation (6) 19. Tom returns to the saying (5) 21. He is a bit segregated (4) 22. A turn in times gone by (3)

Yesterday

Across: 1 & 25ac. Kill two birds with one stone, 8. Frigate, 9. Ozone, 10. Rigid, 11. Lissome, 12. Essex, 14. Plate, 19. Remorse, 21. Divan, 23. Baron,

24. Cheerio.

Down: 1. Kafirs, 2. Lying, 3. Twaddle, 4. Openly, 5. Idols, 6. Drop-out, 7. Helen, 13. Samurai, 15. Ladders, 16. Grabs, 17. Deacon, 18. In-joke, 20. Ranch, 22. Virgo.