THE CROSSWORDS

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Lip is part of one’s face (5)

4 Speech impediment? (7)

8 It’s by way of being an extract of caviare (3) 9 Sure could be unsuspecting (9)

10 Two ways to regard an informal survey (4-3) 11 Sorts of riddles? (5)

13 Annual holiday ends too soon (6)

15 Napping, the general is swallowed by a snake (6)

18 Check about a source of power (5)

19 He doesn’t believe he needs endless foreign capital (7)

21 Very well do better friend (9)

23 Girl Friday; no cook (3)

24 Takes good steps not to have to walk in the

1 Soldiers shout about naval lack of leadership (7)

2 Complicated to work out (9)

3 Thrills footballers may get on the field (5) 4 Angled and he’d caught fish (6)

5 Crusoe’s disguised tracks (7)

6 Stars in a couple of films (3)

7 One can never be quite sure if they’re there (5) 12 Air which can invigorate the long-distance runner (5,4)

14 Restricted to one sort of company (7) 16 Modern type of rock has peculiar fans (7) 17 They bring work to doctors, misfortunes to the church (6)

18 Casks recycled as new containers (5)

20 In the bay wrecked ship sunk deep (5)

22 Mean as Dad sounds (3)

1 Form a judgment of (3,2) 4 Seer (7)

8 Invite (3)

9 In control (2,3,4)

10 Kill wholesale by gunfire (3,4) 11 Hazardous (5)

13 To show (6)

15 Relax (6)

18 Mean grasping person (5) 19 Quick sharp reply (7) 21 Unexpected transformation (3,6) 23 Purpose (3)

24 At no great cost (7) 25 Absolute (5)

1 Speak haltingly (7) 2 Cause trouble (4,5) 3 Ancient Greek philosopher (5) 4 Obvious (6)

5 Exceed a fixed limit (7) 6 Gradation of colour (3) 7 British soldier (5)

12 In good order (9)

14 A dirigible (7)

16 A visionary (7)

17 Wild excitement (6) 18 Pleasing sound (5)

20 Make insistent demand (5) 22 Grow old (3)