CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Seconds make up such record of meeting (7)

5. A game of cards needing the French to be blown (5)

8. He’s being taught to look lecherous about a service (7)

9. In which the building blocks might turn to water? (5)

10. Wine for the winner: a distribution of gen (9)

12. Give one a dressing down for capital cover (3)

13. Be up in arms about sound measure (5)

17. Height in the direction of right (3)

19. Give man on train the sack for standing in the hearth? (9)

21. Support achieved with simplicity and luck, initially (5)

22. Attacks a ship: set forth inside it (7)

24. Go with this fruit as injunction to become actively involved (5)

25. Float operator, one of those who go the rounds (7)

DOWN

1. Spite of fictional girl following dream ending (6)

2. Place of natural beauty to gain come-uppance with a painter (7)

3. Naturally, it’s bronzing: can you beat it? (3)

4. A gesture might make one gush right in the middle of it (5)

5. Surrender signal discovered when Red Cross left St George’s? (5,4)

6. How solicitor is involved by marriage (2-3)

7. Despite a notion being inconclusive! (6)

11. Left piece of paper folded once to contain share selection (9)

14. In Channel Islands raced headless spirit, it being hard ahead (7)

15. Flowing water makes Mother turn up after rest is disturbed (6)

16. Curious offspring for a price of a sort (4,2)

18. Being up is right: is encouraging natural beginners (5)

20. ‘This blessed plot, this earth, this ___, this England’ (K Richard II) (5)

23. Note The Sun in person (3)

MONDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 1. Conjectured 8. Motor 9. Shutter 10. Imperil 11. Agony

12. Endear 14. Abbess 18. Corgi 19. Trapper 21. Prattle

23. Owned 24. Encompasses

Down: 1. Combine 2. Notepad 3. Error 4. Tussle 5. Rhubarb

6. Dot 7. Hurry 13. Asiatic 15. Expends 16. Strides 17. Stream

18. Coper 20. Aroma 22. Awe

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MONDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 7. Scared 8. Galaxy 10. Conceal 11. Theme 12. Idea 13. Utter

17. Laden 18. Maze 22. Hence 23. Execute 24. Chapel 25. Harass Down: 1. Psychic 2. Painter 3. Repel 4. Canteen 5. Famed 6. Types

9. Blethered 14. Wavered 15. Natural 16. Decease 19. Whack

20. Knead 21. Decay

MONDAY’S SOLUTIONS