DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

1 Outdoor meal to choose and

steal, both briefly (6)

5 Prone to telling fibs? (5)

9 Criticise joint (5)

10 Copper taken in by joyful

messenger (7)

11 Herb taking ages to prepare (4)

12 One swimming round about

deserves a break (8) 16 Shorten fact about

Gallic food (6,5)

18 Vessels carrying volumes

of water round the east (8)

21 Yearn to be tall (4)

23 Japanese art, or one short

game for one (7)

24 Child’s brain-teaser (5)

25 Religious text to keep

salmon included (5)

Range of some text enterprising (6)

Down

2 Initial ruling a disaster about a university (9)

3 Traps lacy

curtains (4)

4 Prince, he moves about state school (13)

6 At end of day, chat about sailing boat (5)

7 Bottle never

broken (5)

8 Apply force to section of the media (5)

13 A boy – very

tiny thing? (4)

14 Moved to an

Irish annalist (9)

15 Reportedly not Across in favour of the 1 Immobile (6) stake (4) 5 Unscripted reply (2-3)

17 He is not employed 9 Large sea animal (5) to mind his own 10 Post Office vehicle (4,3) business (5) 11 Baby’s biscuit (4)

19 Cards include right 12 Set into a wall or surface (8) measurements (5)

16 Heated debate (11)

20 The French

18 Misuse (3-5)

American girl is within the law (5) 21 Travel as a passenger (4)

22 Lie next to 23 Italian meat-filled dish (7) instrument, 24 Put on an act (5) upside down (4) 25 Make fresh (5)

26 Wayward, roving (6)

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QUICK CLUES

Down

2 Inedible fungus (9)

3 Quaint, cute (4)

4 Acting as a reminder (13)

6 Toy babies (5)

7 Angry (5)

8 Duelling weapon (5)

13 Still, yet (4)

14 Seed of doubt (9)

15 Famous personality (4)

17 Large showy flower (5)

19 Hire agreement (5)

20 Cord (5)

22 Long way off (4)