CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Make PRO mention one of his forebodings (11)

8. Car in MoT turned out with feelings of love (8)

9. Bird may be flying on the end of a string (4)

10. See me in bed in an early jet airliner (5)

13. It doesn’t come cheap, the corresponding beginning

(4)

16. Bung it back and swallow it down (4)

17. Come down to earth to bring the catch ashore (4)

18. Some boy, erring in hearing of a law-court (4)

20. Go on a protest for thirtyone days (5)

24. It is a little late in the day for a poet to be fair (4)

25. One time, GP has nothing for skin trouble (8)

26. Make it seep, only try plastic form of it (11)

DOWN

2. It is the remnant of a sort of steak (4)

3. Fruit the chap won’t stay for (5)

4. It is the sound of the hooter that surrounds one (5)

5. Is annoyed to find one revolutionary holding the king

(5)

6. He provides fruit, corn, egg and twice re-assembles them (11)

7. Plundering is noted and repaid somehow (11)

11. Two crotchets may be measured by an apothecary (5)

12. Royal House rose as its emblem was seen (5)

14. The landlord showed such dashing style (4)

15. It may be indecent to be royal, say (4)

19. It’s the right way up where kidneys are concerned (5)

21. To own it, mad as may be (5)

22. Sort of soup to remove from the table (5)

23. How one would draw a leg, by the sound of it (4) YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 1. Reckless 4. Chit 8. Din 9. Slime 10. Rye

11. Calomel 12. Exert 13. Favouritism 17. There 18. Bobbins

20. Pat 21. Cable 22. Lee 23. Dodo 24. Henchman

Down: 1. Reduce 2. Canal 3. Spill 5. Hornets 6. Twenty

7. Delectable 9. Somnolence 14. Alerted 15. Stupid 16. Astern

18. Bible 19. Islam