THE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 End call in audible difficulty (4,2) 4 Money sought by some scouts (6) 9 Tedious sort of broadcast (7) 10 Hybrid ape is brown (5) 11 The sound of Ouida’s characters (5) 12 Strange men in obscure Scandinavian country (7) 13 Resolute support from your company? (4,7) 18 Jaguar strike not official (7) 20 Turn to her or someone else (5) 22 A newly married woman has no right to stay (5) 23 One who insists on facts is later confused (7) 24 A spot of publicity? (6) 25 Drunk takes bottle opener to bingo (6)

DOWN

1 Pipe for a sound rugby forward (6) 2 Made a record and was famous (5) 3 Not changing habits for example (7) 5 A clergyman lost his head for this crime (5) 6 Account for what is no longer clear (7) 7 One is going to make them (6) 8 Service chiefs? (4,7) 14 I’ll leave things behind with hostility (3,4) 15 A professor of infinite wisdom (4-3) 16 Pinches a sort of square set askew (6) 17 Got right in to a cavern (6) 19 They man ships on a voyage reportedly (5) 21 Part of flag one shot to pieces (5)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 German composer 1833-97 (6) 4 A summary (6) 9 Male liveried servant (7) 10 Spree (5) 11 Language of Ancient Rome (5) 12 Person with great experience (3,4) 13 Seek to anticipate (6-5) 18 An aspirant (7) 20 Devise false charge against (5) 22 Demean (5) 23 Pompous (7) 24 Merited (6) 25 Scattered (6)

DOWN

1 Happen to (6) 2 In the air (5) 3 Souvenir (7) 5 Fanatical (5) 6 Solicit votes (7) 7 Unfaltering (6) 8 Ruthlessly (2,4,5) 14 Give authority to (7) 15 Payable in advance (2-5) 16 Put aside (6) 17 Lacking animation (6) 19 A mockery (5) 21 Keenly perceptive (5)

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