CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

11/3

ACROSS

1. On which conductor quietly shows hatred of it (6)

8. A lot of fishes have crooked halos (5)

9. Send on his letters to the player in attack (7)

11. Picked Socialist leader and had him returned (8)

12. The fruit of a lobster’s egg (5)

15. Lounge about, making no end of money (4)

16. Skimpy odds given for such a small drink (3)

17. The linden is a mile out of place (4)

19. There’s too much French with English figure of speech (5)

21. Try no car that could turn so perverse (8)

24. It isn’t as old as your gen may be (7)

25. Fruit people half look to include (5)

26. Small creature with parts to make up has net put back (6)

DOWN

2. There’s nothing ahead of the belt in this layer (5)

3. In an internal way is idly about to warn of change (8)

4. It spoils a heavenly body (4)

5. With the tares, it might come into bloom (5)

6. Defensive place held by RAF or TA (4)

7. Go wearily, but do turn up after first half of play (4)

10. Treatment of teeth, if dirty, sent the wrong way (9)

12. This is the account for a battle-axe (4)

13. It is instrumental in entering Bordeaux (8)

14. In this place you’ll see woman begin to expand (4)

18. A thousand-dollar pianoforte (5)

20. A part one can penetrate right away (5)

21. A hair-tidy may be filled with honey (4)

22. It is of no legal force as a kink (4)

23. The yellow you don’t finish, like its consonants (4)