THE BS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 In shock, being forced to improvise? (10) 6 As roads may dangerously

be, around December 1st? (4) 9 Help one man in trouble?

Remarkable! (10) 10 Old gear, by Joplin (4) 12 He cheats — by giving two

cards instead of one? (6-6) 15 King presented with measure for raising the flag (7) 16 Women's club is so so sir ! (7) 17 They're smoked illegally around the east, one alludes (7) 19 A job for the tinker on the

way (7) 20 Individuality being

recognised in advance ? (8,4) 23 Bristle if tea's wrongly

brewed (4) 24 Essence of what a girl

continued to consume (10) 25 .... semblance of display (4) 26 Agrees to dispose of the body

(10)

DOWN

1 Drains made up as an after thought (4) 2 Made to last (4) 3 Pretty romantic food

container (9-3) 4 Sluggard, yes but how edible

a thing it could be (3-4) 5 Fast bowlers — see arms bent

(7) 7 A Princeton dance ? (10) 8 Though upset, the girl's kept

her hair on ! (10) 11 Did no-one tell you had this

choice? (6,6) 13 Counsellors for the sex

offenders (10) 14 Everybody getting some wading bird to musical movement (10) 18 Alison possibly goes out East

to get this animal (3-4) 19 Thumbs up, we hear, for this

range of colours (7) 21 Warmonger seen in a

mortarboard? (4) 22 Jealous sheep — an off key

race ! (4)