DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC

ACROSS

7 Pass on a story about a beastly end (6)

8 & 21Dn This will regulate all mechanisms at the same time (6-5)

10 & 6Dn The sort of emblem to make an islander annoyed (7,5)

11 Cuts off loading areas... (5) 12 ...to back-street children (4) 13 More than one bird wheels around, we hear (5)

17 The one to be decimated (5)

18 & 3Dn Animated telegrams will give people shocks! (4,5) 22 One making bovine noises is more depressed (5)

23 Free to hire out again (7) 24 & 4Dn Compulsory grounding (6,7)

25 Fighting will cause a lawsuit (6)

DOWN

1 Start a company and upgrade the staff (7)

2 He should be fit to revise the tale (7)

3 See 18 Across

4 See 24 Across

5 Glue a thin piece of wood (5)

6 See 10 Across

9 As southern voters they prefer one to another (9) 14 They provide transport for those who are late (7)

15 It’s so big I can’t be confused about it (7)

16 It needs me to reorganise the estate (7)

19 Split caused when a hundred deserted (5) 20 Knowing a conflict will come to the East (5)

21 See 8 Across

Friday’s solutions:

Across: 1 Leads. 4 Gas-lamp. 8 Galleon. 9 No-one. 10 Task. 11 Well done. 13 Atom. 14 Stay. 16 Screened. 17 Seam. 20 Maine. 21 Opinion. 22 Nonplus. 23 Glass.

Down: 1 Lighthouseman. 2 Atlas. 3 Slew. 4 Ginger. 5 Singlets. 6 Apology. 7 Presentiments. 12 Bone-meal. 13 Arraign. 15 Heroes. 18 Erica. 19 Ling. QUICK

ACROSS

7 Foreign (6)

8 Visitor (6) 10 Uniform (7) 11 Concise (5)

12 Small bay (4) 13 Essential (5) 17 Condition (5) 18 Inflamed eye-lid (4) 22 Salt water (5) 23 Cut short (7) 24 Transfer (6) 25 Battle cry (6)

DOWN

1 Revoke (7)

2 Pardon (7)

3 Young female horse (5) 4 Biased (7)

5 Vigilant (5)

6 Salute (5)

9 Truce (9)

14 Extend (7)

15 Odd (7)

16 Effective (7)

19 Revile (5)

20 Inflexible (5) 21 Amusing (5) Friday’s solutions:

Across: 1 Guess. 4 Charger. 8 Appease. 9 Fling. 10 Dolt. 11 Acquaint. 13 Eros. 14 Snug. 16 Quagmire. 17 Pass. 20 Evade. 21 Statute. 22 Treason. 23 Press.

Down: 1 Grandiloquent. 2 Expel. 3 Stay. 4 Clench. 5 Affluent. 6 Guiding. 7 Righteousness. 12 Formless. 13 Emanate. 15 Prison. 18 Amuse. 19 Damp.