CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 I finish after father’s mate (6)
4 Threat from blokes with expert
(6)
7 Delayed learner had a meal (4)
8 Popular man dined out (2,6)
9 Fairly old shrub found by heartless lady (7)
12 Father’s returning for this plant fluid (3)
14 Broad street used for a measuring-place (6)
15 Girl on about learner having eight pints (6)
16 Father in good advertisement
(3)
18 Gigantic cat in it collapsed (7)
22 Money, we hear, used by father for sweet on stick (8)
23 Discontinue unusual post (4)
24 Clergyman seen before Eastern man’s show (6) 25 Egghead and fuse come into view (6)
DOWN
1 Stuffed committee given accommodation and all meals
(4,5)
2 New head let in first (2,3,4)
3 Motivation to make journey (5)
4 Rocker’s opponent with the Spanish poser (5)
5 Eastern bloke turning up with tag (4)
6 Cheat appearing before Georgia’s dance (5)
10 Democrat before rearranged bout showing uncertainty (5)
11 Long composition finally appearing after twelve
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS:
DOWN:
months (5)
12 I stir cool mixture for lawyer
(9)
13 Long drink containing very soft fruit (9)
17 Unaccompanied man on Ecstasy (5)
19 Mischievous child with the Spanish for drive (5)
20 Large politician covered in beer (5)
21 Depressed Tory (4) QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 Pal (6)
4 Threat (6)
7 Behind time (4)
8 Sought after (2,6)
1 Parsnips, 5 Lamb, 8 Sign, 9 Enlisted, 10 Actress, 12 Rusty,
13 Extort, 15 Offend, 17 Sooty, 18 Clearly, 22 Nobility, 23 Edge, 24 Even,
25 Pork pies.
1 Passage, 2 Right, 3 Ideas, 4 Silk, 6 Artiste, 7 Badly, 11 Early, 12 Rifle,
14 Trouble, 16 Dryness, 17 Since, 19 Layer, 20 Radii, 21 Limp.
9 Quite old (7)
12 Plant fluid (3)
14 Broad street (6)
15 Eight pints (6)
16 Father (3)
18 Colossal (7)
22 Sweet on stick (8)
23 Cease (4)
24 Disclose (6)
25 Come into view (6) DOWN
1 Accommodation and all meals (4,5)
2 Winning (2,3,4)
3 Motivation (5)
4 Person who poses (5)
5 Call (4)
6 Dance (5)
10 Uncertainty (5)
11 Long (5)
12 Lawyer (9)
13 Fruit (9)
17 Unaccompanied (5)
19 Urge (5)
20 Plentiful (5)
21 Primary colour (4)