CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. Appointment time for the dentist, we hear (3,6)

5. He gets nothing for a bad start with the British (3)

7. The book was called “Bird in Front” (6)

8. Fights for the remains (6)

10. It is what the deer will perform – lots of them (4)

11. Lift off time at Cape Canaveral? (3,2,3)

13. Head rest for the featherweight fighter? (6)

14. What French university is not like all the others? (6)

17. Walked slowly away from the last roll Edward made (8)

19. Spar with mum down the street (4) 22ac & 13dn. Time runners 3 to 14 overtook a couple of leaders, reportedly (6,4,3)

23. Why the match was called off (6) 24. There is no afterthought from Rhea (3) 25. Then lorry created a wind ... (9)

Down

1. ... carried to Edward (5) 2. Breakfast dish from the AA motel (7)

3. Broke ground when not slow in the woolshed (4)

4. Sailing, Cynthia gets £1,000 (8) 5. Sioux loses sweetheart for nothing. Great! (5) 6. Surround and pester (7) 9. Found in the ground on the line (3)

12. See 15

13. See 22 Across

15 & 12dn. Time for a bit of pizza for Steve Smith’s lot ... (7,2,6)

16. ... on the members stand side (3) 18. Rebel leader gets fish with them on rods (5)

20. Has not been bayoneted at present (5)

21. Won the lotto? That’s absurd! (4)

Yesterday

Across: 1. Sahibs, 4. Docked, 9. Out-tray, 10. Eaten, 11. Merci, 12. Russian,

13. Grizzly bear, 18. Hauling, 20. Colin, 22. Loins, 23. Shorted, 24. Pinata,

25. Offers.

Down: 1. Storms, 2. Hater, 3. Berlioz, 5. Opens, 6. Katrina, 7. Dining, 8. Hydrologist, 14. Reunion, 15. Back off, 16. Philip, 17. Anodes, 19. Inset, 21. Lithe.