CROSSWORD

Straight Clues

ACROSS 1 Distress 7 Grave images 8 Waterbird 11 Enticed 12 Rubs out 14 Roman emperor 16 Whirlpool 19 Carry bag 22 Gives up 24 Inheritors 25 Perfect 26 Tried again DOWN 1 Being together 2 Signal 3 Italian food 4 Fireplace 5 Always 6 Germinating agents

9 Tricks 10 Small ball 13 Wanderer 15 Fencing sword 17 Loss 18 Shouted 20 Helpful item 21 Local language 22 Singe 23 Top singer Cryptic Clues ACROSS 1 Mixed up in pens has to

portray sad feeling 7 Graven images in former solid state 8 Big rebellious type keeping flier inside 11 Took decoy when left before

rude show 12 Rubs out historic periods

endlessly set inside 14 One run out as an old emperor 16 Swirling water newly dyed 19 Travel case is in a low place 22 Gives up audible germinators 24 They inherit from shire in

distress 25 One trade is satisfactory for all 26 Had second try when lured

after tear spilt DOWN 1 Agreement with issue after

top school 2 Hot ore treatment in factory siren 3 Gone by in time, a food like

spaghetti 4 Household fireplace not

starting alone 5 Always the first female runs 6 Notice daughter in

something from a plant 9 Stratagems right before

customs 10 Not good about one last

little ball 13 One who wanders right across ... 15 ... the peerless plain carrying a sword 17 Feed poorly at a loss 18 Shouted back in model

Leyland produced 20 Thing of profit as put in place 21 Male replaces model in

idiot with distinct language 22 Scorch seat of office I have left 23 Small state following small

girl as a great singer