THE SUNDAY CRUSADER The Squire’s clues
The Crusader’s clues
ACROSS
1 Top cop’s first break (5) 4 A device levels stone (9) 9 Slightly deviant aga’s cunningly constrained (2,1,12)
10 Particularly grasping
wine fan (9)
11 Man imbibing a round
can’t stand (5) 12 Accurate summary,
note (7)
13 Slim lady added to
poster (7)
15 Tender tabloid editor
briefly irate (7)
18 City block seen from
behind weir (7) 20 Suggest giving fine to a
first offender (5) 22 Rene’s sea shot angers
diver (9)
24 Tick on toucan running past also considered (4,4,7)
25 Lament taking cash out
to pay (9)
26 Shrink from Dartmouth,
say (5)
DOWN
1 Seminar many miss (5) 2 Previous large case (7) 3 Fitting end of belittled
band (9)
4 Open line ends shock (7) 5 Honours are finally received by one waiting around (7)
6 Fish stink starter
lacked (5)
7 Admittedly, legend
sounded off (7)
8 Master with an angle in front of massive vortex (9)
12 Introduced copper not
liked (9)
14 Recent DNA manipulation was riveting (9)
16 Wild Brazilian city, we
think (7)
17 Goddess run into inside
does... (7)
18 ...have some separate
pain, reportedly (7) 19 Question about rams in
pass (7)
21 A girl deemed it heretical,
in part (5)
23 Over-pricey clothes a
model valued (5)
Cryptic clues from our knight, and quick clues from his squire,
lead to the same answers in the Crusader’s Sunday joust
ACROSS
1 Comb (5)
4 Trick, ploy (9)
9 In an unfavourable
position (2,1,12)
10 Backer (9)
11 Loathes (5)
12 Exact (7)
13 Svelte (7)
15 Maddened (7)
18 Capital of Brandenburg (7) 20 Call to mind (5)
22 Large diving duck (9) 24 Allowed for (4,4,7)
25 Carry out (9)
26 Great fear (5)
DOWN
1 Lesson (5)
2 Instance (7)
3 Adjusting to fit (9)
4 Make jump (7)
5 Venerates (7)
6 Fish of the carp family (5) 7 Given the right to (7) 8 Powerful whirlpool (9) 12 Put on (9)
14 Captivated (9) 16 Unrestrained (7)
17 Greek corn goddess (7) 18 Eat or drink something (7) 19 Argument (7)
21 ___ Piaf, singer (5) 23 Thought highly of (5)