Crossword

CLUES No. 961 ACROSS:

1. Postage attacked by secret police? (7) 5. Used the oven. (5) 8. Hollow muscular organs in the pelvic cavity of females. (5) 9. Successfully opposes. (7) 10. Particulars collectively; minutiae. (7) 11. Electronic communication. (5) 12. A local church with its field of activity. (6) 14. Prerogative given to the eldest coparcener to choose first when an inheritance is divided. (6) 17. He resists any authority, control, or tradition (5) 19. Downy yellow fruit. (7) 22. Developing naturally. (7) 23. Lowest grade of nobility. (5) 24. Stiff hairs; bristles or bristle-like parts. (5) 25. Withstands the force of something. (7)

DOWN:

1. Hard-shelled fruit of any of various plants. (5) 2. Temporary refuge or residence for homeless persons. (7) 3. An excuse, especially to avoid blame. (5) 4. Mentally slow or emotionally insensitive. (6) 5. Not batsmen but key members of the cricket team. (7) 6. The effects of a person’s actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation. (5) 7. A visual representation of something. (7) 12. Persons who repeat or imitate the words or actions of another unintelligently. (7) 13. Absence of any sound or noise. (7) 15. Accompanies to a social event. (7) 16. Dreaded illness. (6) 18. He is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion. (5) 20. Garb of priesthood. (5) 21. Series of musical sounds. (5)