10-MINUTE QUICK CROSSWORD
7 One is not keen to show it
(6)
8 Grab a few notes (6) 10 Listen to only half the score
and cheer (7)
11 Pale, and pass out (5) 12 Close to the Rhine Army
detachment (4)
13 Take a long look at rates
reform (5)
17 A digit next to the index (5) 18 A lot may be gained by such
a singer (4)
22 Drink to a graduate of
dance (5)
23 Can shut out the firm (7) 24 Trifling snub (6)
25 A fashionably dressed
person too (2,4) 1 Stylish running (7)
2 Two vehicles for one (7) 3 Colour selected by
snooker-player Jimmy (5) 4 It’s a costume, all the same
(7)
5 Said to have remained
sedate (5)
6 Talks of French felines (5) 9 Body expert putting a
particle first (9)
14 The girl sorts out hats and
covers (7)
15 Deceiving flattery used to
get a face-cloth (7)
16 A driver tries to avoid one a tinker hopes to find one (7)
19 Got up to look like a girl (5) 20 Bat I’m using to get a
boundary (5)
21 Stop with feet, say (5)
1 Class; 4 Learned; 8 Upright; 9 Noted; 10 Till; 11 Fair play; 13 Cain; 14 Fare; 16 Test tube; 17 Flog; 20 Talon; 21 Siamese; 22 Endless; 23 Links.
1 Courtesy title; 2 April; 3 Sage; 4 Lethal; 5 Abnormal; 6 Natalie; 7 Daddy-long-legs; 12 Distance; 13 Castled; 15 Abuses; 18 Lie in; 19 Dail. 7 Unmask (6) 8 Edit (6) 10 Wearing away
(7)
11 Clear (5) 12 Rational (4) 13 Sham (5) 17 Command (5) 18 Just (4) 22 Object (5) 23 Decisive (7) 24 Outcome (6) 25 Placid (6) 1 Opposite (7) 2 Nominate (7) 3 Moving (5) 4 Fervent (7)
5 Nip (5)
6 Willing (5) 9 Guiltlessness (9) 14 Squirm (7) 15 Sailor (7)
16 Truck (7)
19 Begin (5) 20 Foremost (5) 21 Odd (5)
1 Ocean; 4 Besides; 8 Tension; 9 Gusto; 10 Fail; 11 Aircraft; 13 Chef; 14 Stet; 16 Continue; 17 Stop; 20 Inept; 21 Crow-bar; 22 Entreat; 23 Blend.
1 Out-ofpractice; 2 Ennui; 3 Nail; 4 Bandit; 5 Sagacity; 6 Distant; 7 Shorttempered; 12 Belittle; 13 Conceit; 15 Dulcet; 18 Table; 19 Tomb. 1 Initially check sign of tooth
decay (6)
4 Endlessly rate church
address (6)
8 Picture puzzle concerning
public transport (5)
9 Flow slowly into pub, rising
for drinking session (5-2) 10 If such a mistake, it s a
bloomer! (7)
11 Follow directions and take
to court (5)
12 Deserted orchestra, one
seen in commercial (9) 17 Lies about southern pieces
of land (5)
19 Not on, worker casual (7) 21 Dull droning noise with percussion accompaniment (7)
22 Nitre treated, though
inactive (5)
23 Remarking that a small bell's
not working? (6) 24 Remained sober, we hear (6) 1 Artist in restaurant gets wine
from it (6)
2 Girl spilt beer over key
accountant (7)
3 Relieves and removes, right
away (5) 1 Dental decay (6)
4 Public oration (6) 8 Picture puzzle (5) 9 Drinking bout (5-2) 10 Shrub with droopy
flowers (7)
11 Follow as a result (5) 12 Deserted (9)
17 Dots of land (5)
19 Brusque (7)
21 Boring, commonplace (7) 22 Chemically unreactive (5) 23 Heeding (6)
24 Endured to the end (6) 1 Wine pitcher (6) 2 Daphne Du Maurier
novel (7)
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