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CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Worker, after holiday, not occupied (6)
4 Puzzle involving unusual red lid (6)
7 Engineers with man, genuine (4)
8 Sought-after man dined out (2,6)
9 Purposeless male in road with a smaller amount (7)
12 Bachelor appearing before film with stake (3)
14 Entire tin cat spilt (6)
15 Quiet layman took part in a game (6)
16 The queen beside river making us go wrong (3)
18 Indecisive person with raver we confused (7)
22 Supervisor making us ring the queen about poetry (8)
23 Bazaar in safe territory (4)
24 Man, after university, having joined (6)
25 Hamper back with the queen (6)
DOWN
1 Multi-skilled liar Steve upset (9)
2 Letter with card (9)
3 Difficult experience in court? (5)
4 One gripped by royal man’s journeys (5)
5 Titled woman in a pantomime? (4)
6 Weapon unusually clean (5)
10 Mother on about woman’s first bird (5)
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS:
1 Fitfully, 5 Free, 8 Thus, 9 Brandish, 10 Eat well, 12 Peter,
13 Debate, 15 Barren, 17 Ready, 18 Freight, 22 Regiment, 23 Pair, 24 Lady,
25 Hospital.
1 Fathead, 2 Taunt, 3 Label, 4 Year, 6 Roister, 7 Ether, 11 Entry,
12 Place, 14 Bragged, 16 Natural, 17 Rural, 19 Rites, 20 Giant, 21 Mesh.
DOWN:
11 Complicated orals relating to the sun (5)
12 Male partner, bony, fired unexpectedly (9)
13 Soft toy rated by Ed, possibly (5,4)
17 Bird seen in popular avenue (5)
19 A fix? Correct (5)
20 Listener with most of the soil (5)
21 Bachelor with rodent for unruly child (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 Empty (6)
4 Puzzle (6)
7 Genuine (4)
8 Sought-after (2,6)
9 Purposeless (7)
12 Wager (3)
14 Unimpaired (6)
15 Amused oneself (6)
16 Make a mistake (3)
18 Indecisive person (7)
22 Supervisor (8)
23 Gala (4)
24 Combined (6)
25 Hamper (6)
DOWN
1 Multi-skilled (9)
2 Actor’s part (9)
3 Test (5)
4 Journeys (5)
5 Titled woman (4)
6 Horseman’s weapon (5)
10 Tropical American parrot (5)
11 Relating to the sun (5)
12 Male partner (9)
13 Soft toy (5,4)
17 Black bird (5)
19 Correct (5)
20 Ground (5)
21 Unruly child (4)