CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across 1 & 24ac. We have heard the man from Prague is taking the post - or is this another lie? (3,6’1,2,3,4)

8. A sick song for sickness? (7) 9. The nightclub Abe leased had a tower (5)

10. Do up again concerning the draw (5)

11. If you appear something may happen (4,2)

13. Back in Church Street is just the bee’s knees (6)

15. See Frank about card index when Rex is not in (6)

18. DNA war in African country (6)

20. A sarcastic speech about a firecracker? (5)

23. A close relative of the match (2-3)

24. See 1

25. Ghost comes clean about the tools (6,6) Down 1. Indian date Miranda T. dealt with (8)

2. Quebec Latin quarter has lots of praise (5)

3. Sets he darns? (7) 4. Woos with a stone we heard (6)

5. Spark from post mortem Beryl undertook (5) 6. Concerning being constrained? It’s on its way (2,5) 7. Undertake inclination (3) 12. Weirdos don’t even pick Lotto numbers (8)

14. Flower milkers’ cheek or milker’s garment? (7)

16. Get rustic gold when trees are around (7)

17. Sound of a crocheting rodent? (3-3)

19. The jug from the north was not as old (5)

21. For proper operation use sage we hear (5) 22. Cockney ice storm sounds sick (3)

Yesterday

Across: 1. Lateral, 5. Waste, 8. Draining board, 9. Eat, 10. Incidence,

12. Summit, 14. Scares, 16. Eccentric, 17ac & 20dn. Red hen,

19. Clothes hanger, 21. Lie in, 22ac & 5dn. Nursery web.

Down: 1. Lodge, 2. Tract, 3. Rendition, 4. Lunacy, 6. Spanner,

7. Endless, 11. Deckchair, 12. Stencil, 13. Microbe, 15. Prison,

17. Rogue, 18. Derby.