THE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Compensation for radio not working at first (6) 4 Very loud in order to annoy (6) 9 Tries an unusual Greek wine (7) 10 Religious passage - a tissue of lies (5) 11 Set method of communication (5) 12 Cacophony from dance club on the way (7) 13 It’s entering in a way that’s exciting

attention (11) 18 Postage irregularities bring out the secret police (7) 20 Supporter with general backing when accepted (5) 22 Dismantle a United Nations oil installation? (5) 23 Withdraw a passage from a book (7) 24 Shut up! (6) 25 Does he issue bank statements? (6)

Down

1 A heavenly model (6) 2 Destined we hear to be honoured (5) 3 Not the whole of the story (7) 5 Name of eminence in Russia (5) 6 Ornament carved out of stone (7) 7 Makes it correct for me to be in tails (6) 8 A measure of enlightenment (11) 14 Rum’s not what the cure’s made of (7) 15 Heart transplant done without half a team in surgery (7) 16 Rodent that’s a bit of a drag out in South America (6) 17 One putting silver on a racehorse? (6) 19 Pole in wrong gear shows annoyance (5) 21 Way everything combines to cause delay (5)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Uneven in quality (6) 4 Strike with repeated blows (6) 9 North American reindeer (7) 10 Liable to punishment (5) 11 Line of battle (5) 12 Restrict (3,4) 13 Relevant instance (4,2,5) 18 Compel observance of (7) 20 Tool for boring holes (5) 22 18 holes of golf (5) 23 Momentary view (7) 24 Planet with vast ring

system (6) 25 A musical miscellany (6)

DOWN

1 Appease (6) 2 The human trunk (5) 3 Regular visitor to a place (7) 5 More than adequate (5) 6 Seasonal south Asian wind (7) 7 Authoritative decision (6) 8 Latest, most advanced stage (7,4) 14 Culpable (2,5) 15 Of long standing (3-4) 16 Scattered wreckage (6) 17 Lacking any bustle (6) 19 An added proviso (5) 21 To urge into action (5)