CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Takes away the carts

wrecked by stupid Ted (8) 5 Avoid something flying

through the air (4)

8 Start shovelling immediately

it falls (4)

9 American Indian coachmen,

possibly (8)

10 Bright times weekly (7) 12 Connections with golf (5) 13 Dishonest and unstable (6) 15 Something colourful a crony

can use (6)

17 Personal support for church

music (5)

18 Not a highwayman, but still a

menace (4-3)

22 In menial employment for

BR? (4,4)

23 Courage needed on icy

roads (4) 24 A look to make you reel

back? (4)

25 Oust from a police inspector’s position? (8)

DOWN

1 Lays off the chap who just

sits around? (7)

2 Could it point to the north?

(5)

3 Confident of ruling the roost,

perhaps (5)

4 Not all, though it sounds it

(4)

6 In a weird way, lacking

shrewdness? (7)

7 They may be bent on a show

of humility (5)

11 More than a foot behind (5)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS: 12 She gets Ronald no end

upset! (5)

14 Think of a John Lennon

number (7)

16 Close match for a garment

(7)

17 Beast disturbing the calm

around closing time (5) 19 Starts to love writers (5) 20 Chief name an author sadly

concealed (5)

21 No serious numbers (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS 1 Disparages (8) 5 Waterfowl (4) 8 Winter weather (4)

1 Cashew, 4 Recipe, 7 Nude, 8 In charge, 9 Lecture, 12 Ink, 14 Emblem, 15 Brutal, 16 Tag, 18 Scottie, 22 Thank you, 23 Gnat, 24 Snooty, 25 Browse.

1 Confident, 2 Saddlebag, 3 Wrist, 4 Recur, 5 Char, 6 Pagan, 10 Chess, 11 Egret, 12 In the know, 13 Kilometre, 17 Ashen, 19 Coyly, 20 Thumb, 21 Undo.

DOWN:

9 N. American Indian (8) 10 “A month of ---” (7) 12 Connections (5) 13 Devious (6) 15 Coloured pencil (6) 17 Seat (5)

18 Selfish driver (4-3) 22 Trunk route (4,4) 23 Pluck (4)

24 Ogle (4)

25 Supplant (8)

DOWN 1 Abstains (7)

2 Prickle (5)

3 Brash (5)

4 A share (4)

6 Eerie (7)

7 Leg joints (5) 11 Following (5)

12 “--- Doone” (5) 14 Dream (7) 16 Sleeping-garment (7) 17 “Sopwith ---” (5) 19 Unfolds (5)

20 “Hengist and ---” (5) 21 Harmless (4)