CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Chase madly around the trade centre, just for fun (8)

5 Though old, managed to do without a servant (4)

8 The unmarried state, in short (4)

9 Cheat people of a gift (8)

10 Course for the new trainee (7)

12 A very common meadow plant (5)

13 It makes apples sticky (6)

15 Various people taking the plunge (6)

17 Bits of broken strap (5)

18 It can appear to show respect (7)

22 Non-alcoholic form of the demon ale (8)

23 Slim the quick way (4)

24 Vocal music is good for a fellow (4)

25 Move out of a girl’s pad (8)

DOWN

1 Small enough to go in a handbag (7)

2 Criminally bad lighting and heating (5)

3 City of deception (5)

4 Where to get down to the washing-up (4)

6 Expression of a war flier who’s in deadly earnest (7)

7 Foreigners great with dogs (5)

11 Possibly frees of certain barriers (5)

12 Just the girl to keep you from

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS:

DOWN:

going wrong (5)

14 Presumably the gang are behind him (7)

16 Sheepdog resembling a pony? (7)

17 East Europeans far apart (5)

19 The journalistic crowd (5)

20 It’s up to an artist to provide something headily ornamental (5)

21 Declared at the port? (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Party game (8)

5 Old (4)

8 Fail to hit (4)

9 Gift (8)

1 Outfit, 4 Troupe, 7 Taut, 8 Keyboard, 9 Pursues, 12 Sad, 14 Astray,

15 Aghast, 16 Err, 18 Taunted, 22 Rainbows, 23 Boot, 24 Thrice, 25 Yawned.

1 Out of date, 2 Trumpeter, 3 Takes, 4 Thyme, 5 Oboe, 6 Parka,

10 React, 11 Sight, 12 Stand down, 13 Detonated, 17 Reach, 19 Alone,

20 Nasty, 21 Anti.

10 Grand National venue (7)

12 Informer (5)

13 Caramel (6)

15 Frogmen (6)

17 Roles (5)

18 Apparition (7)

22 Soft drink (8)

23 Rapid (4)

24 Words and music (4)

25 Oust (8)

DOWN

1 Small and neat (7)

2 Felonious burning (5)

3 Avoid (5)

4 Subside (4)

6 Wry expression (7)

7 People of Copenhagen? (5)

11 Marine barriers (5)

12 Direct (5)

14 Gaffer (7)

16 Shetlander (7)

17 Rods (5)

19 Squeeze (5)

20 Headdress (5)

21 Reputed (4)