CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Unpleasant royal in house, free
(6)
4 Whitening substance left in sandy area (6)
7 Gang leader beside tree with deep cut (4)
8 General out with Democrat being blown up (8)
9 Romans confused about a rower (7)
12 Primate in cheap entertainment (3)
14 Passionate eccentric ranted
(6)
15 Interrogates cooks (6)
16 Man with staff (3)
18 Quiet wanderer initially believing saying (7)
22 Disregard deduction (8)
23 Bachelor fled with grain husks (4)
24 A French boy eating nothing, empty (6)
25 Solicitor, 50, incredibly weary
(6)
DOWN
1 Elated cleaner holding one infant’s seat (4,5)
2 Having reacted, eccentric needs prod (9)
3 Outfit for doctor on Eastern ship (5)
4 A slab picked up from wood
(5)
5 Listener left with nobleman (4)
6 Unusual peach low in price (5)
10 Period preceding event making us hurry out of bed (3-2)
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS:
DOWN:
11 Norwegian in minor sect (5)
12 Terrible liar, Betty, getting free
(2,7)
13 With energy, a stricter Oriental
(9)
17 From son I once concealed pungent bulb (5)
19 Set of drinks for stage of competition (5)
20 Essential – Valerie included it
(5)
21 Repetition in the chorus (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Unpleasant (6)
4 Whitening substance (6)
7 Slash (4)
1 Jumped up, 5 Mien, 8 Cent, 9 Nightjar, 10 Parsley, 12 Agree,
13 Toffee, 15 Sodden, 17 Bucks, 18 Peasant, 22 Raincoat, 23 Jimi, 24 Nine,
25 Brawling.
1 Jackpot, 2 Minor, 3 Dunce, 4 Page, 6 Injured, 7 Nerve, 11 Leers,
12 Aroma, 14 Faction, 16 Nothing, 17 Baron, 19 Extra, 20 Alibi, 21 Boob.
8 Expanded (8)
9 Rower (7)
12 Primate (3)
14 Passionate (6)
15 Cooks (6)
16 Stick (3)
18 Saying (7)
22 Deduction (8)
23 Grain husks (4)
24 Unburden (6)
25 Solicitor (6) DOWN
1 Infants’ seat (4,5)
2 Replied (9)
3 Frock (5)
4 Lightweight wood (5)
5 Nobleman (4)
6 Inexpensive (5)
10 Preliminary period (3-2)
11 Norwegian (5)
12 Free (2,7)
13 Oriental (9)
17 Pungent bulb (5)
19 Circular (5)
20 Essential (5)
21 Reflection of sound (4)