CROSSWORD CLUES

ACROSS

1 Comparative darkness (5) 4 Paces (5) 10 Rustic (5) 11 Workshop or studio (7) 12 Handcuffs (8) 13 Fingertip cover (4) 15 Advance warning (6) 17 Small river (6) 19 Lose contents through a hole or crack (4) 20 Practice, rehearsal (5,3) 23 One who serves in an army (7) 24 Go in (5) 25 Incorrect (5) 26 Under (5)

DOWN

2 Wading bird (5) 3 Choice or expensive food (8) 5 At that time (4) 6 Confidential (7) 7 Make an activity illegal (11) 8 Adam’s ale (5) 9 Introductory (11) 14 Sudden rush of animals (8) 16 Unpowered vehicle pulled by another (7) 18 Spicy dish (5) 21 Of a style from the recent past (5) 22 Potter’s oven (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror