The Chronicle

Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1. Used for making up a 9. strange Streams gets profession­s in some pie of invective (11) (7) one 10. 11. Illicit Man-made photograph? product (5) found in many London stores (5) 12. A red tongue (7) 13. Reply some Americans were hoping for (6) 15. Pat may speak it or wear it (6) 18. He makes his mark at times (7) 20. The smallest type of slate (5) 22. Mince pies having a brown colour (5) 23. A painstakin­g preparatio­n? (7) 24. Bert at speed becomes splashed with mud (11)

DOWN

2. 3. 4. In the Term of Possibly make Peru bet country in certain (7) rallies music, run (5) and (6) are and see held type to in 5. Girls fools! lose (5) their heads the Driving a point home? (7) 6. 7. This order won’t require attention (5,2,4) 8. Silent dance arranged in secret (11) 14. A high point of religious architectu­re (7) 16. Be as bad as ever about a mistake (7) 17. It may be played when not in form (6) 19. Seagoing vagabond (5) 21. Possibly eager to correspond (5)

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