THE SUNDAY CRUSADER The Squire’s clues
The Crusader’s clues
ACROSS
1 Scold crumpling face
mask (5)
4 President with post
third-rate, perhaps (9) 9 More good food from
Eton? (7,4,4)
10 Earned raise pro offset
(4,2,3)
11 Middle of oddly long
trench (5)
12 Criminals a sleuth
admires (7)
13 Leftist facing away from
low wind (7)
15 Soldiers gave up and
withdrew (7)
18 Object present beyond
upturned paperback (7) 20 Swimmer egghead runs
after too much (5) 22 Invaluable diamonds left
in clasp (9)
24 Safe or dangerous place
to walk (6-2-3-4) 25 Slow cattle run
awkwardly (9)
26 Sample that a steward
conceals (5)
DOWN
1 Object under chlorine,
say (5)
2 A member of a group?
OK (2,5)
3 Old and very unpopular American covered beat (9)
4 Diners with some brandy
in flasks (7)
5 Errant leader, beasts
quip (7)
6 Correct end of nicotine
patch (5)
7 Assert a 50s tough guy
turned aside (7)
8 Fire resulting from shared
cig... (9)
12 ...according to one-time
artiste (9)
14 More empty section in a
representative treaty (9) 16 Spies have to cut around
taken stronghold (7) 17 Soft-hearted idol forged a
graduate qualification (7) 18 Indicate a flower
surrounded by junk (5,2) 19 Taxing with respect to
converted euros (7) 21 Man caught trailing runs
past artefact (5)
23 Edge provided by pound
in bank (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 Rebuke (5)
4 Ohio city (9)
9 More trouble (7,4,4) 10 Balanced out (4,2,3) 11 Get rid of (5) 12 Buccaneers (7) 13 Wander aimlessly (7) 15 Became more distant (7) 18 Intention (7)
20 Aquatic musteline
mammal (5)
22 Hilarious (9)
24 Moderate (6-2-3-4) 25 Unwilling (9)
26 Liking (5)
DOWN
1 Allege (5)
2 Correct (2,5)
3 Bushed (9)
4 Wine or water containers (7) 5 Pithy saying (7)
6 Improve by editing (5) 7 Prevented (7)
8 Pay, clear (9)
12 Entertainer (9)
14 Consensus (9)
16 Fortress (7)
17 Course certificate (7) 18 Level a finger towards (5,2) 19 Burdensome (7)
21 Remnant of the past (5) 23 Move furtively (5)