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25 Wild ape keeping motionless, being sweet (8)

DOWN

1 Stops making lots of cards more expensive (5,2)

2 The splendid fellows drink up (5)

3 Blows on the wrists? (5)

4 The school of Suetonius (4)

6 Reveal one’s natural self (7)

7 Tough, hard-headed, possibly rash (5)

11 Is to prosecute a publication (5)

12 Projected through sound (5)

14 Odd teams? (7)

16 New thing that is worn! (7)

17 Four-legged source of a bleat, possibly (5)

19 If they’re maidens, nobody has scored (5)

20 In homicide, allegedly, it’s perfect (5)

21 Figure a politician has the power to be illuminating (4) QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Tiny bit (8)

5 Shrub (4)

8 Toothed wheels (4)

9 Flatfish (8)

10 Greedy (7)

12 Fangs (5)

13 Gratify (6)

15 Jail (6)

17 In that place (5)

18 “--- green” (7)

22 Male pin-ups (8)

23 Crooked (4)

24 Otherwise (4)

25 Lozenge (8)

1. A: Battle of Flores; 2. B: South Carolina; 3. B: Past Tense; 4. B: Nagano; 5. A: Krump; 6. Trick question !!!!! King’s Cross is first of four seen on a traditional Monopoly board; 7. A: Slough;

8. B: Simon Mayo; 9. B: Jean Deysel; 10. B: Emily Blunt; 11. C: Thursday; 12. C: John Grant; 13. A: BepiColombo; 14. C: Red or Black?; 15. B: Jennings; 16. A:

1982; 17. A: Damian Lewis; 18. A: Dom Joly; 19. A: Patton; 20. A: 22%.

DOWN

1 Breaks down! (5,2)

2 Royal (5)

3 Sleeve ends (5)

4 Famous school (4)

6 Strip (7)

7 Severe (5)

11 Outcome (5)

12 Flung (5)

14 Cricket teams (7)

16 Sleeping-garment (7)

17 Furniture item (5)

19 Sets of deliveries (5)

20 Just right (5)

21 A light (4)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS:

7 Relevant, 8 Used, 9 Menial, 10 Tender, 11 Flat, 12 December, 14 Predator, 18 Rate, 20 Sparta,

22 Vendor, 23 Wren, 24 Polluted.

1 Reveal, 2 Depicted, 3 Pallid, 4 Static, 5 Burn, 6 Revere, 13 Meringue, 15 Report, 16 Tramps, 17 Revolt, 19 Trowel, 21 Ring.

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