Whanganui Chronicle

Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1. Bang on time, gin cocktail is inciting one to action (9)

5. A pout might catch a child’s dribble (3)

7. What actor takes, or returns to the French (4)

8. Naming the right letters is a wizard job (8)

10. Lasting grin nude can produce (8)

11. Feeling nervous at non-u way of being guyed (4)

13. Fiddle with figures like a man of medicine (6)

15. Wearing a waistcoat as an American, put one’s money in it (6)

18. Space for manoeuvre when Othello is back (4)

19. A more curious person one is not acquainted with (8)

22. It’s just typical of her to have refined manners! (8)

23. What traveller pays for food and drink (4)

24. Townsman of Oxford entered in academy (3)

25. Thanks to Monsieur, fewer are without pity (9)

DOWN

1. It will betoken the drop net is used for (7)

2. Is somewhat high, but running smoothly (5)

3. It will threaten one parliament­arian with death (6)

4. A bird to haul up to top landing (4)

5. Spotted colouring that might lend rib an altered appearance (7)

6. Make it loose and bulging by changing gag in it (5)

9. It sweeps right into a period of trade expansion (5)

12. Requiremen­t is to sound like what masseur will do (5)

14. With a lot of people around, a bird died when one left (7)

16. Being shot at, they get among the sailors (7)

17. He feeds the flames all right, rest being upset about it (6)

18. Something left – and right – when ice breaks up (5)

20. Sort of note said to precede a meal (5)

21. Get shellfish up and be silent (4)

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