CRYP TIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 7 Talk from head of college about poetry ( 8) 9 Tree providing fruit, no end, east of river ( 6) 10 & 24 Down Busy type, awfully smart – they’ll get put down in the pub (4,4) 11 Adds different colours to very small sign around entrance ( 10) 12 Composer among rich and elegant characters ( 6) 14 Not appropriate to be wearing informal attire? ( 8) 15 Cook with herb – a specified health- giving amount? ( 6) 17 Swimming gear in luggage ( 6) 20 Instrument is one not working

– engineer needed ( 8) 22 Areas of interest for comic

actor ( 6) 23 Fervour of old lover getting

recognition ( 10) 24 & 2 Down Crazy English sweetheart heading off to be given new look (4,4) 25 French in charge? There’s

bitterness to begin with ( 6) 26 Twist that surprisingly brings

Tory gain ( 8) DOWN 1 Tennis stroke bringing advantage ( 8) 2 See24Across 3 Journey over lake reveals rubbish ( 6) 4 Conciliator to pop up around the Home Counties ( 8) 5 Restlessness evident in self? identification of G& S character ( 10) 6 Rob’s warm garment ( 6) 8 Reprimand that comes with the bashing of drum? ( 6) 13 Naughty Sal I beheld in a state of undress ( 10) 16 Soldier on the ball having accepted top- class advice ( 8) 18 Team getting cross, upset, making emergency exit? (4,4) 19 This person leading the side is crying ( 6) 21 Feline once caught rodent outside ( 3,3) 22 Knight gets irritable going

around in splendour ( 6) 24 See10Across