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CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Authoritatively pronounces little Richard to have bad taste! (8)

5 Former president without grass roots (4)

8 Persuade to provide a TV aerial lead (4)

9 Official instrument (8)

10 Passed over a strange region a lot (7)

12 Suffer from a cut leg in bed (5)

13 Call possibly made for some funds (6)

15 Ointment ingredient as possibly used in balm (6)

17 Blemishes on exam papers? (5)

18 Is prosecuting for publishing (7)

22 Where, in Scotland, a girl has a certain look of style? (8)

23 It’s a long story (4)

24 Sporting contest without deceit (4)

25 The best that could be said of Muhammad Ali (8)

DOWN

1 Criticised for having silenced the shouters? (7)

2 Hardware stores? (5)

3 An odd assembly of bookish boatmen (5)

4 Persons religiously sharing ideas on the way to court (4)

6 Take off all that’s needed to give laundresses heart (7)

7 Taken on by a high-sounding revolutionary (5)

11 They go round making certain noises (5)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS:

DOWN:

12 British Rail mug, not of pewter (5)

14 Are such sculptures child’s play? (7)

16 Traveller from Antrim, perhaps, outside Gateshead (7)

17 Doubtful strength? (5)

19 Bit of a nasty lesson, in a fashion (5)

20 Being livid makes one tear around (5)

21 Was wrong to take a fag-end as what you might call loot (4) QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Commands (8)

5 Shrub (4)

8 Cajole (4)

9 Tape machine (8)

1 Pardon, 4 Make-up, 7 Nags, 8 Violence, 9 Tabloid, 12 Ark,

14 Nailed, 15 Fiasco, 16 Rig, 18 Drastic, 22 Macaroni, 23 Gala, 24 Sturdy,

25 Streak.

1 Pensioner, 2 Right-wing, 3 Naval, 4 Maori, 5 Knew, 6 Ulcer, 10 Bread,

11 Drift, 12 Associate, 13 Knock back, 17 Inapt, 19 Roomy, 20 Swiss, 21 Fair.

10 Disregarded (7)

12 Lose blood (5)

13 Ask firmly (6)

15 Healing agent (6)

17 Scars (5)

18 Coming out (7)

22 Part of SW Scotland (8)

23 Extended tale (4)

24 Trial (4)

25 Biggest (8)

DOWN

1 Belittled (7)

2 Linked series (5)

3 Trio (5)

4 Cult (4)

6 Strip (7)

7 Engaged (5)

11 Circles (5)

12 Alloy (5)

14 Game (7)

16 Wanderer (7)

17 Power (5)

19 Fashion (5)

20 Wrathful (5)

21 Loot (4)