Weekend crossword

1989

ACROSS

1 Fight: if it’s out of hand, put bracelets

on (10)

6 Repeat, where’s Fleet St? Oh — to the

West (4)

9 Pleasant flavour — Those with the

right instincts have it (4, 5)

10 Tax system, English. Make your

cheque out to me (5)

11 The landlord with a yearning is silent for

hours (3, 6, 5)

12 Father, a whiskymaker E’s a

coughdrop! (8)

13 A female interpretation of Hamlet (6) 15 When nagging pain gets in the way a

lavender bag could be the answer (6) 17 Went in the van to trap a snake having

a run (8)

20 French wallcovering There may be a

broken leg in it (7, 2, 5)

22 Abstaining, no getting round it, is smart

(5)

23 Exceptional bar meal put on two

pounds, let this be a warning (54) 24 Penny, old and ailing, is often in a pickle

(4)

25 One pulls it over a calf — in New

Zealand, that is (10)

DOWN

1 Old buffer’s hazy, losing heart (4) 2 Black stuff the man’s after has a

calming effect (7)

3 How one should tackle problems at

home, say I, with mildness (13) 4 Disturb a French bench (8)

5 Enemies: Duck ‘em in the bog (6) 7 Lament is over spilt salt, it’s very clear

(7)

8 Like a victim of bug, leader of reds put

in above? (9) 10 Caught by stealth and married in the

drawing room a tasty dish (7, 6)

12 Put off swimming in poet’s pond (9) 14 Part of a ship’s timbers, the reverse of

stout, easily crushed (8)

16 Sort of talk you get on tele endlessly —

an asset? (7)

18 Design in torn clothing (7)

19 Fancy a brew of tea, Ron? (6) 21 Scheme to put one under a piano

learner (4)