The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)

Cryptic Crossword

Both sets of clues fit both grids

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ACROSS 1 Bullfighte­r to decide on an entrance, say (7) 5 Send back watch (5) 8 Habit of upper-class guru (5) 9 Fit for drinking by Italian river board (7) 10 I’m old-fashioned, reaching stalemate (7) 11 More than one chum finishes the game of chess (5) 12 Posh boy and girl (2-2-2) 14 Mountain range is rare, perhaps (6) 18 Fish below black stream (5) 20 Motorway design thrown out by small amount (7) 22 Realist designed the cross of St Andrew (7) 23 Domesticat­es some bantam, especially (5) 24 Naturist holds note as a gentle reminder (5) 25 Without speaking cattily, for a change (7)

DOWN 2 1 Remove when Confine it’s ringleader end rainy of (7) fruit in container 3 settlement Used oil, say, (5) put on clothes (7) 4 Rear sword up (6) over circular ratio 5 Carry male to see Native American pole (5) 6 Gang member wants expensive food with different leader! (7) 7 Reportedly studies plants (5) 13 Medic with poorly journalist is bored (7) 15 I would myself twitch about love, which is daft (7) 16 Many set out to get general pardon (7) 17 Like a piece of currency, it gives uplift (6) 18 Ship’s officer has personal problem with tabloid (5) 19 Learning about one European river (5) 21 Entire range of silver returned belly up (5)

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