The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Cryptic Crossword
Both sets of clues fit both grids
ACROSS
1 Intelligentstatue (6) reworking of
4 Doctor imitates curtains (6)
8 The girl he’s bamboozled (3)
9 Sweet stuff cures a nag, incredibly (4,5)
11 Warms up, removing starter, then dines (4)
12 Develop however as stifling drummer,(5,3)
15 Far-seeing little academic heard reversing name (9)
18 Frank has scheme for type of office design (4-4)
19 Look and listen to Shakespearean king (4)
21 Obtain punter to improve in health (3,6)
23 Drag behind foot part noisily (3)
24 Take down river female swan (6)
25 Doesn’t play by the rules in 100 contests (6)
DOWN
1 Plansreply (6) were found to contain the
2 Peewit animated yet birdto become(6,3) an
3 Verbally changed course as social skill (4)
5 Echo stereo broadcast around North America (8)
6 Scapegoat hid tee (3)
7 Guarantee try, use conversion (6)
10 Point made another way (5-4)
13 Where several on the fiddle will make a sound contribution? (9)
14 Finish intact (8)
16 Determined Venetian magistrate died holding head of gondolier (6)
17 Bird points to headgear (6)
20 Bridge of some peculiar character (4)
22 Front of a shoe seen in photo exhibition (3)