CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 & 3 Chief’s not tense – with new order needed, won’t make decision (4,2,3,5)

9 Has grown somewhat, but not to

maximum extent (4)

10 A wood easily cut up, not one

proving awkward (10) 11 Drawings – a hundred by artist,

that initiator of surrealism (7) 13 Looking after the final bit,

putting time to it (7)

14 Opposes board going by the

book (11)

18 Iron Madame with big drink seen

as a dangerous woman (5,6) 21 Soon to be given new role in

engineering (7)

22 Dafter chief about

to start row (7)

23 Bend and creak awkwardly AROUND AREA IN JERKY MOVEMENT (5-5)

24 See 26 Across

25 Mega-Tory – he worked out principles designed to bring success (4,6) 26 & 24 Across A deed, say, that’s

tricky or very simple (4,4)

DOWN

1 Work about to take place in

store – a bit of plumbing (8) 2 Element important, aluminium?

Find it in here (8)

4 Words from religious women

conveying love (5)

5 To listen to terrible cheat brings

grief (9)

6 Getting both feet off the ground

in initial movement? (6,5) 7 Name given to one fool? Yes! (6) 8 Standard set by US officer (6) 12 Having lost money fallen through hole in trousers? (3,2,6)

15 Sort of rapid movement – a tiger about to move to new territory again (9)

16 Get soaked in the sea with total

immersion for a time (8)

17 Bore the cost of action involving

conflict (8)

19 One going to pot, getting into

hot water? (3,3)

20 Think again, presumably, and

save (6)

22 Publicity about star horse not

very good? (5)