CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Lacking energy, deadness somehow makes one unhappy (7)

5. Unreasoning fear of pain may need cocaine initially (5)

8. He steers steers away (7)

9. Get round the flag for a motoring event (5)

10. Fairly good sort of role one might bleat about (9)

12. Still one has abandoned the abominable snowman (3)

13. Collection you and I have entered for the dessert course (5)

17. If it’s no longer being served, one will be going (3)

19. Shower falls, of course, in these (9)

21. The reasoning behind one clog-dancing (5)

22. A sportsman might hate to be allowed in (7)

24. Bills that may be issued by singers (5)

25. First two to use 21 of a crime (7)

DOWN

1. A goblin may surround the king with ill-will (6)

2. Show slip made within twenty-four hours (7)

3. Old measure of woollen stuff put up (3)

4. Cancel the order for trees if they’re stunted (5)

5. For each defect corrected, one got it completely right (9)

6. A large petrel 3 found in New York (5)

7. Might yet coo at seeing a prairie wolf (6)

11. Limits RC sister – and perhaps about time! (9)

14. He kept changing his shape: super to find him out! (7)

15. Parrot will almost finish the flower-dust (6)

16. Reversing at sea, as will aquatic bird (6)

18. Do battle with hydrogen – dubious gift (5)

20. It isn’t suitable for paint-making (5)

23. Do some gardening, overlooking the sea in Plymouth (3) MONDAY’S SOLUTION Across: All puzzles ©

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Across: 1. Opal 3. Scruples 9. Intrude 10. Scare 11. Second to none

14. Off 16. Inlet 17. Due 18. Family doctor 21. Climb 22. Overrun

23. Re-elects 24. Myth

Down: 1. Omission 2. Attic 4. Cue 5. Unsanctioned 6. Learned 7. Step

8. Quantifiable 12. Tally 13. Retrench 15. Fragile 19. Tarry 20. Scar

22. Out

MONDAY’S SOLUTIONS