CROSSWORD

QUICK CLUES

Across

7. Mysterious (6) 8. Supports (6) 10. Observed (7) 11. Denoting English (5) 12. Man's name (4) 13. Woodworking machine (5)

17. Ski slope (5)

18. Ancient Roman

garment (4)

22. Tennis score (5)

23. More coarse (7)

24. Worldwide (6)

25. State without proof (6)

Down

1 & 5 Dn. Dickens novel (7,5)

2. Move about hastily (7)

3. Light meal (5)

4. Diplomat (7)

5. See 1 Down.

6. Race meeting (5)

9. Benefit (9)

14. Ore (7)

15. Gun holder (7)

16. Wed (7)

19. Saying (5)

20. Teacher (5)

21. Shed hair (5)

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

7. Returning artist gets stick for being abstruse (6)

8. Beams and walks in a pompous way (6)

10. Became aware of being defrosted (7)

11. A long dispute concerning England (5)

12. Account of proposed law (4) 13. Machine is the product of French and English articles (5)

17. I step over the track (5)

18. Got a new garment (4)

22. Does it follow an ace in tennis? (5)

23. The shopkeeper sounds coarser (7)

24. Go to the ball upset about the world (6)

25. Claim everyone is an example to note (6)

Down

1 & 5 Dn. Buy Reg a brand

new Dickens novel (7,5) 2. Hastily move the coal

container (7) 3. Noodles, first dipped in dry wine, make a light meal (5)

4. Diplomat has to cheat at competition (7)

5. See 1 Down

6. Coast over to the races (5) 9. Benefit from having a commercial vehicle at the junction for a long time (9)

14. Railmen moving ore (7)

15. Composer meets the Queen carrying a gun (7)

16. I dream about taking a hand and getting wed (7)

19. 9's heartless saying (5)

20. Teacher cooks trout (5)

21. Shed built for a short time last month (5)