CRYPTIC Crossword

PICTURE CLUES

4ac & 16ac ACROSS

1 For a conclusion, nothing comes after Christopher, reportedly (6) 4 Movie starring Ben More V? (8)

9 Optional cover found in the recess (6)

10 Referring to everyone, you have a minor crash (8)

✚ Complete the puzzle to reveal two solutions in the shaded squares relating to the picture clues.

12 French and you and I make up a sewing kit (4)

13 Leave the blokes on Thursday in the section (10) 15 Etiquette required so the stablemen ran away (5,7) 16 Anna Hilton II was in this movie (12)

19 Little mats for Neil I, hear (6,4)

21 Bring into close-up the animal park at the beginning of the month (4) 23 Will item soar if you write it off? (8)

24 He is flattering you sincerely (6)

25 Coronation St good-looker? You may find a cake in it (4,4) 26 Feldspar section was around 3.26 light years wide! (6)

DOWN

1 The skinniest of teens, Al ( 7) 2 Yield, but we object to return of 200, with hesitation. Blockhead! ( 7) 3 Wash the remainder (4)

5 Yet they are not works of art by grease monkeys (3,9) 6 Telescopic stand of nought degrees (10) 7 Hush money could be with bone to pick (5)

8 I’m a Tory, OK (5)

11 So British, Eva, they study without emotion (12) 14 Check and rested unfortunately and put it back again (10)

17 No baths for the 11 Down – and tickled for a tune ( 7) 18 There are no letters in this answer ( 7)

19 Wounds, we hear, on the mountain tops (5)

20 Israeli money found in the Greek marketplace (5) 22 Supergirl? Virginia not involved (4)