KNF N8P K<8J<I
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Weighty devices a bachelor cleans badly (8)
5 Army hospital food? (4)
8 To prod a dog makes it mad! (4)
9 Pole put in the rain by an old Russian monk (8)
10 Figure an ancient tribal doctor to be named Edward (7)
12 Silly, perhaps, but in a foxy way (5)
13 It’s wrong for Bobby to get at the game (6)
15 Anticipate for oneself (6)
17 Are possibly taken to court to respond (5)
18 A quiet figure, relaxed, happy (7)
22 A view to the future? (8)
23 Chum greatly upset (4)
24 When dispatched, set out for the North (4)
25 Reserves a dance in a retail establishment (8)
DOWN
1 Great try by a top man (3,4)
2 Find there’s money to be paid (5)
3 Swear to create new cures (5)
4 Thus twice as fair (2-2)
6 Rider’s position for the one-step? (7)
7 It’s convenient for a worker to get a bit of pay (5)
11 How to cook duck when rats are roaming around (5)
12 Points out the policeman in
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS:
DOWN:
the room (5)
14 Film unit (7)
16 Friendly form of address for the senior man (3,4)
17 Ties in Europe, some say (5)
19 Game with a good deal to it? (5)
20 There was no riding in this direction! (5)
21 To be, or not to be, that is the answer (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 Weighing scale (8)
5 Crushed potatoes (4)
8 Prod, incite (4)
9 Historic Russian monk (8)
1 Hinder, 4 Struck, 7 Garb, 8 Vineyard, 9 Avarice, 12 Net, 14 Avidly,
15 Muscle, 16 Rye, 18 Scrapes, 22 Runner-up, 23 Fair, 24 Ignore, 25 Lawyer.
1 High chair, 2 Narrative, 3 Rover, 4 Sonic, 5 Rays, 6 Carve, 10 Atlas,
11 Equip, 12 Necessary, 13 Treasurer, 17 Young, 19 Curse, 20 Appal,
21 Undo.
10 Century (7)
12 Cunningly (5)
13 Game using a stick (6)
15 Precede (6)
17 Respond (5)
18 Gratified (7)
22 Distant scene (8)
23 Plenty of (4)
24 Transmitted (4)
25 Where to buy novels, etc. (8) DOWN
1 V.I.P. (3,4)
2 Study (5)
3 Blaspheme (5)
4 Mediocre (2-2)
6 Straddling (7)
7 Close by (5)
11 Cooked joint (5)
12 Opportunity (5)
14 Army unit (7)
16 Aged fellow (3,4)
17 Cordage (5)
19 Kids’ bingo (5)
20 Not north! (5)
21 Action word (4)