CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Caught in a form of combat in which people were buried (8)

4. Jump round the ring produced by cask-maker (4)

8. It writes the rubbish put in it backwards (3)

9. A dog may be a southpaw (5)

10. Some hair gathered in Bath for consumption? (3)

11. Was set out with the scheme Heath devised (7)

12. He takes the stage when Croat is in trouble (5)

13. Giving one ‘Gesundheit!’ by throwing coins in it? (7,4)

17. Biscuit silicon chips are cut from (5)

18. Iceberg allowed to take a cute turn (7)

20. An infusion is at odds with the bar (3)

21. It is more pleasant to be back in the precinct (5)

22. Diluted one’s share (3)

23. A despicable fellow will get ball back from scrum (4)

24. Stopped innings and, after 500, cleared out (8)

DOWN

1. Pancake with no potassium used as cocktail snack (6)

2. Bone one used in a form of bait (5)

3. Ten-dime product of different sorts (5)

5. A part in the viva voce concerning planetary movement (7)

6. Great poverty of writer socially acceptable on the railway (6)

7. Is in the swim, but will get nowhere if one does so (5,5)

9. Making joints is a lethal occupation (10)

14. Get red file man ordered (7)

15. Turn over and give one a caning (6)

16. Not being on one’s feet, is teased about it (6)

18. Money obtainable from 19 (5)

19. It may be a cruel form of sore (5)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: Across 1. Garnished 5. Dab 7. Axil

8. Carousel 10. Contents 11. Smew 13. Detain 15. Carpus 18. Tuba

19. Militate 22. Palliate 23. Stet 24. Cor 25. Renounced

Down 1. Glanced 2. Reign 3. Hearts 4. Drop 5. Dishmop 6. Below 9. Devil

12. Basil 14. Tubular 16. Sweated 17. Mitten 18. Topic 20. Attic 21. Bier