DOUBLE TROUBLE

ACROSS

8 Gave shelter to (9)

9 Fire remains (3)

10 Got into shape for a sporting event (7) 11 Carpentry joint (5) 12 Waterproof coat (3) 14 Performed surgery (upon) (8) 16 Lasagne-loving ginger cartoon cat (8)

18 Liquid in a tree (3) 21 Posed a question (5) 23 Serious or longlasting (illness) (7) 25 Distant, remote (3)

ACROSS

8 Entertained (a thought or feeling) (9)

9 ___ Wednesday, TS Eliot poem (3)

10 Skilled (7) 11 Archbishop’s head-dress (5) 12 Fleetwood ___, rock group (3) 14 Functioned (8) 16 Andrew ___, actor who succeeded Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man (8)

18 Wear down, deplete (3) 21 Invited (5) 23 Deep-seated (7) 25 The ___ Pavilions, MM Kaye

novel (3) 26 Bear young (9)

DOWN

1 ___ Is a Dancer, hit for Snap! (6) 2 Measure of two-dimensional space (4)

3 Detonating (5,3)

4 Card game (6)

26 Make a copy of (9)

DOWN

1 Musical beat (6) 2 Zone, region (4) 3 Rotting (5,3) 4 Structure over a river (6) 5 First man in Genesis (4) 6 Spencer ___, former

Made in Chelsea star (8)

7 Car part covered by a hub-cap (5) 13 Biscuits eaten with cheese (8) 5 ___ Smith, author of

The Wealth of Nations (4) 6 Sir Stanley ___, legendary footballer (8)

7 The ___ of Time, fantasy novel series by Robert Jordan (5)

13 Things pulled at Christmas (8) 15 Elizabeth Garrett ___, pioneering doctor (8)

17 ___ from Alcatraz, 1979 Clint Eastwood film (6) 19 Crease (6)

20 Israeli port on the Mediterranean (5) 22 Devon river (4) 24 Gumption (4) 15 Pamela ___,

Baywatch star (8) 17 Get free (6) 19 Purse (the lips) (6) 20 ___ Cakes, spongy fruity biscuits (5) 22 Pub-game arrow (4) 24 Common sense (4)