newly-weds (6)

25 Pulled American editor (6)

DOWN

1 Worn out former partner with

duet has collapsed (9) 2 Wandering up to a deck that’s

crowded (6,3)

3 Additional part of complex

transaction (5)

4 Share a thin flat piece (5) 5 Expert exposing Cain’s

brother, say (4)

6 Upset, I wander with an

aboriginal New Zealander (5) 10 Ray finds Eastern leader in

glamorous surroundings (5) 11 Went out with old hat (5) 12 Routine clerical tasks for DOWN:

journalists? (9)

13 Racing dog disturbing young

herd (9)

17 Head off warmer aquatic

mammal (5)

19 Departs, finding eleven in

disorderly set (5)

20 Person looking after child and

goat (5)

21 Pleased with girl, initially, and boy (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Uncover (6)

4 Unctuous, informally (6) 7 Chop (4)

8 A very large number (8) 9 Betrothed (7)

1 Negative, 5 Scar, 8 Wood, 9 Star turn, 10 Expound, 12 Paste, 13 Eights, 15 Hoarse, 17 Stair, 18 Pleased, 22 Triplets, 23 Pair, 24 Noel, 25 Horridly.

1 Nowhere, 2 Group, 3 Ibsen, 4 Edam, 6 Cruiser, 7 Range, 11 Utter, 12 Prone, 14 Granite, 16 Elderly, 17 Satan, 19 Loser, 20 Stand, 21 Mesh.

12 Swine (3) 14 Short-handled gardening

tool (6)

15 Principal (6)

16 Spot (3)

18 Wind about (7)

22 Stud (8)

23 Soya bean curd (4) 24 Grooms’ partners (6) 25 Tugged (6)

DOWN

1 Tired out (9)

2 Completely full (6,3) 3 Additional (5)

4 Carve (5)

5 Talented (4)

6 Aboriginal New Zealander (5) 10 Glimmer (5)

11 Old-fashioned (5)

12 Routine clerical tasks (9) 13 Racing dog (9)

17 Aquatic fish-eating animal (5) 19 Ways out (5)

20 Children’s nurse (5) 21 Pleased (4)