CRYPTIC Crossword

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

PICTURE CLUES

1ac & 5dn & 16ac

ACROSS

1ac & 5dn Faint skin converter turned into a monster in this movie (6,12)

4 Influenced unnatural manner (8)

9 Satirical art removed for glass ingredient (6) 10 Awning Una erected in city near Palmerston North (8) 12 Spot some of Steve’s pyjamas (4)

13 In this game the net result counts (10)

15 Does he keeping swapping your spirits − for less? (5-7)

16 There is space for a CEO in this movie (4,2,3,3)

19 Shop to purchase milk in France? You can make this drink (4,2,4)

21 A lift to the dock of the bay for him? (4)

23 Greek muse played this organ (8)

24 With protocol, lie with the dog (6)

25 Got too big and hid the river bank (8)

26 A hole in the ground you may get for a buck (6)

DOWN

1 Representatives persevered with the afternoon service (7) 2 Psychoanalyst will sing no shanty, but will another style of music ( 7)

3 Oddly, corniche, occurred this many times (4)

5 See 1 Across

6 Site height suitable for octogenarians’ birthdays (10) 7 Clutchbag notably returned in the horsedrawn carriage (5)

8 Doctor is sick − we know this by now (5)

11 He beat up Emil by mistake so will apologise (3,6,3)

14 I let go Tina as her plant was being excluded from light (10)

17 No lions in the illustration. Nominal only ( 7)

18 Dad’s sea bird was on the horse’s leg ( 7)

19 California twice gets nothing for the chocolate ingredient (5)

20 Hits out faithless and not true (5)

22 It is a couch up to now, we hear (4)