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CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Hamper back with the queen (6)
4 Ring found by Catholic concealed with plant (6)
7 It’s near for most of period of darkness (4)
8 Strange Dane with beer from Scottish city (8)
9 Urge revealed by principal, an intellectual (7)
12 Sort grabbed by evil kids (3)
14 Trendy nurse being mean (6)
15 Imitation bullet left by the French in tamed animal (6)
16 Head movement made by man returning (3)
18 Try a lure, say (7)
22 The woman with a record is hot and embarrassed (8)
23 Making us droop, a long story (4)
24 Soak some children chiefly (6)
25 Stick together with commanding officer in this place (6)
DOWN
1 European, suspended, seen with a royal man (9)
2 Uncared-for Celt, e.g., Den upset (9)
3 Get to deliver a sermon without introduction (5)
4 A salesman with nothing turning up for musical drama (5)
5 Cipher used by Conservative with poem (4)
6 One with timber that’s perfect (5)
10 For information, ring a city in Italy (5)
11 Head of department with a
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS:
DOWN: quantity of paper showing ambition (5)
12 Edgy when ale is late, possibly (3,2,4)
13 Bird making cat, say, become alert (9)
17 Different mum missing the beginning (5)
19 Trouper initially elated showing part of leg (5)
20 Moral principle revealed by head of English with bad itch (5)
21 Used by the French, an incline (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 Impede (6)
4 Plant (6)
1 Horseman, 5 King, 8 Mugs, 9 Raincoat, 10 Tattles, 12 Paint,
13 Rascal, 15 Stream, 17 Grope, 18 Hundred, 22 Aviators, 23 Disc, 24 Days,
25 Nutshell.
1 Hamster, 2 Right, 3 Morse, 4 Nail, 6 Idolise, 7 Get it, 11 Leave,
12 Put on, 14 Stonily, 16 Medical, 17 Grand, 19 Upset, 20 Raise, 21 Down.
7 Near (4)
8 Scottish city (8)
9 Intellectual (7)
12 Sort (3)
14 Mean (6)
15 Imitation bullet (6)
16 Indicate agreement (3)
18 Try (7)
22 Shamefaced (8)
23 Long story (4)
24 Soak (6)
25 Stick together (6) DOWN
1 European (9)
2 Uncared-for (9)
3 Arrive at (5)
4 Musical drama (5)
5 Cipher (4)
6 Perfect (5)
10 Italian city (5)
11 Fantasy (5)
12 On edge (3,2,4)
13 Oceanic bird (9)
17 Different (5)
19 Part of leg (5)
20 Set of moral values (5)
21 Thin (4)