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CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Cloth for small bed not returned (6)
4 Song of mourning for a male in the season before Easter (6)
7 Greasy ring I left with head of year (4)
8 Eccentric, hairy, with urn, rushed (2,1,5)
9 Blushing leader – one with ginger hair (7)
12 Feeble when it’s rainy (3)
14 Choice of potion, perhaps (6)
15 Male teacher and dog owner
(6)
16 Some emu discovering muck
(3)
18 Pupil left with breadwinner (7)
22 Careless with unusual old ships (8)
23 Commanding officer left with a drink (4)
24 Motionless cat – it’s injured (6)
25 It’s about unfinished roadside hotel, isolated (6)
DOWN
1 Place for coats making Marco look confused (9)
2 New leader tot put up with (9)
3 Cry of horse getting negative vote, we hear (5)
4 Learners with a mother’s beast of burden (5)
5 Manhandle graduate, extremely unwell (4)
6 Thinner vegetarian showing courage (5)
10 Amusing head of department with bap (5)
11 It’s pulled and tied (5)
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS:
1 Found out, 5 Rump, 8 Dais, 9 Flypaper, 10 Lantern, 12 Carry,
13 Ragged, 15 Pass up, 17 Reset, 18 Theatre, 22 Courtier, 23 Time, 24 Seem,
25 Indecent.
1 Fiddler, 2 Union, 3 Offer, 4 Toys, 6 Umpires, 7 Party, 11 Event,
12 Crane, 14 Gesture, 16 Present, 17 Rocks, 19 Hired, 20 Twice, 21 Mini.
DOWN:
12 Game requiring power – a lot, possibly (5,4)
13 Finish involving men I treat badly (9)
17 French one left it dark (5)
19 Set of moral values revealed by egghead with bad itch (5)
20 Horseman, free, with the queen (5)
21 See pimple (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 Thread (6)
4 Song of mourning (6)
7 Greasy (4)
8 Rushed (2,1,5)
9 Person with ginger hair (7)
12 Soaked (3)
14 Choice (6)
15 Male teacher (6)
16 Muck (3)
18 Pupil (7)
22 Careless (8)
23 Fizzy drink (4)
24 Stationary (6)
25 Distant (6)
DOWN
1 Place for coats (9)
2 Endured (9)
3 Whinny (5)
4 South American beast of burden (5)
5 Handle roughly (4)
6 Courage (5)
10 Amusing (5)
11 Haggard (5)
12 Game played by swimmers
(5,4)
13 End (9)
17 Not illuminated (5)
19 Set of moral values (5)
20 Horseman (5)
21 Pimple (4)