CROSSWORD CLUES

ACROSS 1 Kitchen device for making stews (4,6) 8 Has in mind (7) 9 Eagle’s nest (5) 10 Leave out (4) 11 Pull or drag with effort (4) 12 Still (3) 14 Trafalgar Square bird (6) 15 Movable (6) 18 Give assistance to (3) 20 Nobleman (4) 21 Cab (4) 23 Fit out (5) 24 Extreme pain or misery (7) 25 Monitor or watch closely (4,4,2) DOWN 1 Background or surroundings (7) 2 Pig sound (4) 3 Offhand (6) 4 Fail to notice (8) 5 Premature (5) 6 Asteroid (5,6) 7 Acquire insight (3,3,5) 13 Sweet on a stick (8) 16 European language (7) 17 Fleet of ships (6) 19 Tennis score (5) 22 Relatively long time (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror