CROSSWORD CLUES

ACROSS

1 Speed up (10) 8 Disciple (7) 9 Paved garden area (5) 10 Fingertip cover (4) 11 Attack with explosive devices (4) 12 System of rules (3) 14 Garment (1-5) 15 Precious metal (6) 18 Young goat (3) 20 Auction (4) 21 Mark left after a wound heals (4) 23 At no time (5) 24 Newspaper, periodical (7) 25 Vulnerable part (10)

DOWN

1 Do away with (7) 2 Large town or populous place (4) 3 Keep quiet or unseen (3,3) 4 Form of government (8) 5 Sum (5) 6 Extremely careful and detailed (11) 7 Gymnastic movement (7,4) 13 Protect, maintain (8) 16 Unoccupied job (7) 17 Seasonal inoculation (3,3) 19 Backless sofa (5) 22 Knitting stitch (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror