THE BS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

7 A cheering word (6) 8 Curved structures, housing four libraries of historical documents (8) 9 Peeved quite dreadfully about mini-railway being ultra-profound (4,4) 10 Irish girl I'd put on a ship (6) 11 Fruit flies nearly ruined weapon (3,5) 12 Reply from a pair of bridge partners "We are right!" (6) 13 One learns to benefit from such a mission (4,7) 18 A lot of talk about cake? (6) 20 A solemn offering, old boy? No it, almost all, was returned (8) 22 Somehow, Abe has to produce a body (6) 23 Actor carrying explosive needs to act arrogantly (8) 24 Not a wholesale story teller ? (8) 25 Marine disaster for people who might be flying (6)

DOWN

1 Duped Buddhist in mixed circumstances (7) 2 Earl lives austerely, initiating situation lacking definition (4,4) 3 Yes, the trouble in the multilateral force is caused by me! (6) 4 Blackleg brought up dull cover for a blade (8) 5 Such fairy folk as include a team of cricketers in pastry cookery (6) 6 Bed containing lice, perhaps, elicits some sound (7) 8 Perfection demanded of the pastry cook (5-3,5) 14 They hold a girl up in Greece (8) 15 Piano was off-key because of this ? (2,6) 16 Chap became old, but got by (7) 17 Given inheritance, rowed off to Central Sweden (7) 19 Could be the name of the one turned against you (6) 21 Learning rumba variations affecting part of the body (6)