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CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Plant produced by Conservative before performance with us (6)
4 Fashionable medical officer with plate (6)
7 French one returning with doctor deprived of feeling (4)
8 Upsetting ten bees, a truant
(8)
9 Rough draft leading to unacceptable row (7)
12 Politician after one mischievous child (3)
14 Hang about, given role – it’s unusual (6)
15 Idle talk disturbing pigs so (6)
16 Head of department at home making noise (3)
18 Greatest sum peer misplaced
(7)
22 Impetus produced for a short time, before hesitation (8)
23 Small children’s game involving deer (4)
24 Boys, terrified, holding mollusc (6)
25 Closer new listener with the queen (6)
DOWN
1 It’s hidden once laced, surprisingly (9)
2 Noisy disturbance making male in company gesture (9)
3 Southern shopping precinct, not big (5)
4 Graduate with boy, a stoneworker (5)
5 Scandinavian man with energy (4)
6 Southern side with energy (5)
10 Woman getting hold of right
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS:
1 Take part, 5 Twig, 8 Char, 9 Gremlins, 10 Insists, 12 Reply,
13 Gander, 15 Rustic, 17 Rapid, 18 Cheaper, 22 Found out, 23 Pony, 24 Eyes,
25 Melt down.
1 Tacking, 2 Keats, 3 Argot, 4 Tied, 6 Whippet, 7 Gusty, 11 Speed,
12 Route, 14 Neptune, 16 Carry on, 17 Rifle, 19 Hotel, 20 Photo, 21 Form.
DOWN:
lock (5)
11 Call up satisfactory first woman outside (5)
12 Person who examines police officer? (9)
13 Vocalist’s song piper ruined
(3,6)
17 Man with youth leader finding elephant tusk substance (5)
19 Speak of total (5)
20 Italian upsetting Norma (5)
21 Man initially touring county (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 Spiny plant (6)
4 Fashionable (6)
7 Deprived of feeling (4)
8 Truant (8)
9 Rough draft (7)
12 Sprite (3)
14 Hang about (6)
15 Idle talk (6)
16 Noise (3)
18 Most important (7)
22 Impetus (8)
23 Adult male deer (4)
24 Edible mollusc (6)
25 Closer (6)
DOWN
1 Hidden (9)
2 Noisy disturbance (9)
3 Little (5)
4 Stoneworker (5)
5 Scandinavian (4)
6 Energy (5)
10 Lock of hair (5)
11 Call forth (5)
12 Police officer above sergeant
(9)
13 Vocalist (3,6)
17 Elephant tusk substance (5)
19 Complete (5)
20 Citizen of the Italian capital
(5)
21 English county (4)