WEEKEND CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Clapping in a ring? (5,2,8) 9 Before countenance preliminary explanation (7) 10 Cracked tureen I put together again (7) 11 The French smart and enduring (7) 12 Disbelief with his team doing badly (7) 13 Enlighten with grief suffered by member of aircraft crew (6,8) 15 Without Kay, see chick here, she cooked some food (8,6) 21 Worker had bitter drug (7) 22 Strip of clothing (7) 23 Tanks of water reaching valley (7) 24 One not finishing the hors d’oeuvre (7) 25 Play Turin custodians re-enacted (5,10)
DOWN
1 During the trip pleased to ruffle the surface (6) 2 Posh numbers the Italian found in the kitchen (7) 3 Giving at least two a hand (7,3,5) 4 Load of sappers going into action (7) 5 Be appropriate to belong (7) 6 Funny way to gurgle? (5,4,1,5) 7 Suit Eli could make use of (7) 8 For always nevertheless losing article (8) 14 Sea should sound like the place for it, one living underwater (8) 16 Charge some silent rustlers (7) 17 How second indecisive match had been presented differently? (7) 18 Boxing weight at sea? (7) 19 Philosopher who has doubts (7) 20 Egg-shaped one’s accepting title for Egyptian deity (6)