CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Demonstrate a bit that’s a chef d’oeuvre (9)

5. Get the boat moving by argument, it looks like (3)

7. A lack of want (4)

8. Was schooled to be dead cute, in a way (8)

10. In leaving animal born like this, somehow it’s not natural (8)

11. Be in clothing that’s showing signs of use (4)

13. Don’t work on hit (6)

15. False hair, by which one may be turned on (6)

18. A customer one may find along the shore (4)

19. It is for reducing the noise in creels possibly (8)

22. Electric bagatelle for which plain bet can be arranged (8)

23. Having founded Carthage, she did nothing more (4)

24. Regret being loyal, leader being lost (3)

25. Thirty days for the ninth, once the seventh (9)

DOWN

1. Footwear used, as land’s adapted to them (7)

2. Much water is available once a change has been effected (5)

3. Finish with the listener in order to make oneself liked (6)

4. Every single one will ache to put the last first (4)

5. Concerning special outing one may fall back on (7)

6. A sort of bird one could draw around the East… (5)

9. …might be just the bird for Sir Francis! (5)

12. We set out the afters (5)

14. For example, Verne turned to get his own back (7)

16. Shelter to keep like resentment (7)

17. Replenish one quietly as a bit of a boost (6)

18. Skip like a goat seeing the bud in pickle (5)

20. It is uphill work for opening cricketer on the leg (5)

21. Girl who didn’t begin the form (4) YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 1. Jingle 4. Gallop 9. Mumbled 10. Curio 11. Idem

12. Spar 13. Her 15. Yawn 16. Step 19. Hub 21. Naik 22. Solo

24. Gesso 25. Timpani 26. Nonage 27. Unwell

Down: 1. Jumping the gun 2. Nimiety 3. Loll 5. Accurate

6. Lurch 7. Proprietorial 8. Adopt 14. Swansong 17. Probate

18. Piety 20. Bosun 23. Amen