the crosswords

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Cruel misappropriation of profit (5) 4 Assets invested in London (7) 8 In addition to love (3) 9 Opposite of all dressed up and nowhere to go (7,2) 10 Fire confined to part of the church (7) 11 Bent and crooked cedar (5) 13 Oil found near Albania reportedly (6) 15 Man did the wrong thing making a comeback (6) 18 A word in French leads to creating a slogan (5) 19 Hill split by flood (7) 21 Soldiers armed with guns on manoeuvres (9) 23 This nail may be found in a boot (3) 24 Firm interest (7) 25 Growing rage? (5)

DOWN

1 Treat with contempt (5) 4 Presumptuous (7) 8 To knock (3) 9 Final demand (9) 10 Control and make use of (7) 11 A mass meeting (5) 13 New recruit (6) 15 Be of the considered opinion (6) 18 Consecrate (5) 19 Precise moment (7) 21 First in importance (6,3) 23 Ventilate (3) 24 Illuminate (7) 25 Assign to a category (5)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Granting permission for a lease (7) 2 Landseer’s place on an old ship (5,4) 3 Often nuisances are produced partly by boredom (5) 4 He docks the sailing ship (6) 5 Undisclosed military rank (7) 6 Label that may be applied to wrestling (3) 7 Given material backing? (5) 12 Through telephoning (9) 14 A foot of water in the diocese (7) 16 Yet it’s a misplaced feeling of gratification (7) 17 Way to gain approval for the organ (6) 18 The art of spelling (5) 20 Hastily make and hoist a flag (3,2) 22 She’s not allowed in bed (3)

DOWN

2 1 Additional Deliberately (7) (2,7) 3 Suspension of hostilities (5) 4 A fixation (6) 5 Deep regret for wrong done (7) 6 Having a tendency (3) 7 Ventriloquist’s doll (5) 12 Meekly (4,1,4) 14 Look closely at (7) 16 Unaffected (7) 17 Repudiate (6) 18 Lacking originality (5) 20 Artillery projectile (5) 22 A drinking vessel (3)

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