CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

6/5

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)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 1. Utter 4. Sparrow 8. Tulip 9. Lying in 10. Tie

11. Alcoholic 12. Ease 13. Seam 18. Intention 20. Tea 21. Unclasp

22. Mined 23. Ensured 24. Loser

1. Up to the minute 2. Tellers 3. Repeat 4. Select 5. Alight

6. Regal 7. Wing Commander 14. Extends 15. Unfair 16. Sipped

17. Animal 19. Ticks

Down: