CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. A novel way to fit in coal distribution (9)

5. The crowd involved in organised crime in America (3)

7. Each half, between right and left, is genuine (4)

8. The singular story heard of a dwelling-place (8)

10. It may be decent if arrangement is available for those made ill (8)

11. Bitter sound of what the coffin rests on (4)

13. Scowl – or growl, possibly, about the East (6)

15. Have a meal around a way to push the boat out (6)

18. Do return, by going round the corpse (4)

19. A finishing press for paper, and creel that can be made from it (8)

22. Make it known how nun manoeuvred canoe (8)

23. Instruction to shoot, with passion (4)

24. Sesame is ignited in reverse (3)

25. In slang, ague may be spoken of in French and German (9)

DOWN

1. Fellow has margin of difference in working the land (7)

2. Bad, in age, to be run together like husks of corn (5)

3. Neither she nor he can be got from the tureen (6) 8/8

4. Eleven Bingo parts in a darts match (4)

5. Grinder takes one on in vast number (7)

6. How could row be made into a shady recess? (5)

9. A warder with a broken-winded horse (5)

12. Provide food for a feline with hesitation (5)

14. It’s like first number in road, perhaps: 50 (7)

16. Control and make use of her as poles are switched (7)

17. A bird may find calf no different (6)

18. Brag about being Leading Seaman in a yacht (5)

20. Is cheating in entering a greyhound (5)

21. The attraction of a hit to the left for a right-hander (4) YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 1. Miming 4. Psalms 9. Signify 10. Inane 11. Epic

12. Hasp 13. Tot 15. Yolk 16. Drop 19. Nab 21. Folk 22. Wall

24. Upset 25. Corsair 26. Sleeps 27. Gentry

Down: 1. Misdemeanours 2. Magnify 3. Nail 5. Slippery

6. Least 7. Spectacularly 8. Byway 14. Clifftop 17. Peasant

18. Flock 20. Baste 23. True