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CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Corset altered for someone accompanying (6)
4 Outstanding, like a volunteer (6)
7 Drop a basin (4)
8 It’s next to the route, incidentally (2,3,3)
9 Drama writer’s enclosure for small children (7)
12 Insect trap you and I initially bought (3)
14 A general in a foreign country (6)
15 Ice man’s strange pictures (6)
16 Blush socialist (3)
18 Notable part of poem in entertainment (7)
22 Flag for royal on board ship (8)
23 Walk lamely – it’s not hard (4)
24 Conservative left man with parson (6)
25 Head of history with a number finding the summit (6)
DOWN Simple church melody – part of a suite? (4,5) Plotted together to upset cop with diners (9) Racket turning up by cat (5)
A French draw that is free (5) Nobleman’s equal (4) I speed when furious (5) Proverb used by District Attorney in time (5)
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9 Sound from one in front of aircraft (5)
Girls went off struggling (9)
When it’s dark see a place of danger (5,4) Praise former partner with reformed lot (5) I’m in charge after Frenchman finds copy (5) Some unorthodox point (5) Costly grazing animals, say (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS Accompany (6) Unsalaried (6) Descend (4) Incidentally (2,3,3) Enclosure for young children (7)
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS: 1 Schooner, 5 Test, 8 Hits, 9 Composer, 10 Mallard, 12 Seems, 13 Stalls, 15 Turnip, 17 Money, 18 Cleaner,
22 Daybreak, 23 Eggs, 24 Lady, 25 Resented. DOWN: 1 Schemes, 2 Hotel, 3 Nicer, 4 Ramp, 6 Eastern, 7 Turns, 11 Alley, 12 Sauce, 14 Annoyed,
16 Perused, 17 Model, 19 Lakes, 20 Night, 21 Gear.
12 Spider’s trap (3)
14 Overseas (6)
15 Place where films are shown (6)
16 Scarlet (3)
18 Distinguished (7)
22 Long narrow flag (8)
23 Walk lamely (4)
24 Clergyman (6)
25 Altitude (6) DOWN
1 Comfortable seat (4,5)
2 Schemed together (9)
3 Stripy cat (5)
4 Unfasten (5)
5 Lord (4)
6 Enraged (5)
10 Old saying (5)
11 Din (5)
12 Sumo, e.g. (9)
13 Place of danger on a road (5,4)
17 Praise lavishly (5)
19 Imitate (5)
20 Compass point (5)
21 Expensive (4)