CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Going over one side of cricket field and cancelling it (8,3)

8. Sun doesn’t show through when done with the players (8)

9. The duty round perhaps, to Bury without getting by (4)

10. A tree that does service in capacity of writer (5)

13. It ties notes sounding together, one hears (4)

16. Cotton on to a leaf-bearer (4)

17. Appear to be observing only half the married (4)

18. Is in possession of urban areas without a leader (4)

20. It is found in psalter by a girl in the afternoon (5)

24. Gently push the end off support for painting in progress (4)

25. Show differences when not star turn after comedy beginning (8)

26. The keeping down of supper’s wrong? Is no different! (11)

DOWN

2. Not, one is told, to shorten sail (4)

3. Is dismissive as one lays waste (5)

4. Ultimate result shows thin bit of material with top off (5)

5. It concerns the sight that may be filled with spirit (5)

6. Put change away – change for child, perhaps (6-5)

7. Quietly Communist gets nothing in team change to outweigh (11)

11. Flop down when pleasantly rounded (5)

12. A girl docks Ark-wright for taking in ram heartlessly (5)

14. Dover without its outskirts has name wherein one may bake (4)

15. Nothing in, nothing up: one with mane (4)

19. Be off when recumbent maybe (5)

21. Weight discovered by one getting to heart of date? (5)

22. Exotic flower means much to America (5)

23. In confusion add nothing that might run round the room (4)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 1. Flatness 4. Isle 8. Ill 9. Gavel 10. Opt 11. Husband

12. Piper 13. Bandmasters 17. Banjo 18. Lies low 20. Any

21. Album 22. Nap 23. Node 24. Flutters

Down: 1. Flight 2. Axles 3. Saved 5. Stopper 6. Entire

7. Slipstream 9. Grand total 14. Annoyed 15. Obtain 16. Swipes

18. Label 19. Lance