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CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 They can be made a meal of,
in cars ( 8)
5 Will she never make a hit
as a teacher? ( 4)
8 Italian American
appellation? ( 4)
9 Find a record to be simply
too much ( 8)
10 Like foreign parts, right on the
map, left behind by a sailor ( 7) 12 A tenor’s gist? ( 5)
13 A courtly game one can be
elbowed out of! ( 6)
15 Mean to figure in making
a din! ( 6)
17 At some stage, a bird will
see the joke ( 3,2)
18 The new rate means a lot
to stage actors ( 7)
22 Where to look all but OK when
the action is disrupted? ( 8) 23 Relentless in being difficult! ( 4) 24 Might one of the teams use
this door? ( 4) 25 Be persistent and score a win ( 3,5)
DOWN 1 Agreement posted to an
NCO, possibly ( 7)
2 Slopes negotiable with
prams ( 5)
3 Some fielders are more
experienced ( 5)
4 A fair bit of stuttering? ( 2- 2) 6 Bill’s not out to speak his
opinions ( 7)
7 Fish in various parts ( 5) 11 The team somehow set
out to survive ( 5) 12 Something to do with
a partner ( 5)
14 Not chilled, one observed ( 7) 16 Chinatown? ( 7)
17 Sick at heart, in grievous extremes, swimmers need them ( 5)
19 Can you get it from flowers
by the bunch, darling? ( 5) 20 It’s up to an artist to make
something heady! ( 5)
21 To steal can be an elevating
thing to do ( 4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS 1 Toffees ( 8)
5 Fail to hit ( 4)
8 Title ( 4)
9 Find ( 8)
10 Oriental ( 7)
12 Float along ( 5)
13 “Lawn” game ( 6) 15 Mean, plan ( 6)
17 See the point ( 3,2) 18 Playhouse ( 7) 22 Situation ( 8)
23 Not soft ( 4)
24 Flank ( 4)
25 Have another go ( 3,5)
DOWN
1 Permission ( 7)
2 Swindles ( 5)
3 Senior ( 5)
4 Mediocre ( 2- 2)
6 Bill ( 7)
7 Small fish ( 5)
11 Be ( 5)
12 Move to music ( 5)
14 Observed ( 7)
16 German city ( 7)
17 Parts of fishes ( 5)
19 Sweet substance ( 5)
20 Formal headdress ( 5)
21 Raise ( 4) YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION ACROSS: 7 Positive, 8 Moon, 9 Repast, 10 Entire, 11 Stir, 12 Nitrogen, 14 Repeated,
18 Eden, 20 Stroll, 22 Racket, 23 Unit, 24 Envisage.
DOWN: 1 Covert, 2 Disagree, 3 Listen, 4 Detest, 5 Emit, 6 Hoarse, 13 Overcast, 15 Extent, 16 Teller, 17 Derive, 19 Emerge, 21 Oath.