CRYP TIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

7 Russian poet to practise

nepotism? (7)

8 & 10 Poet leaving document, one that’s equivalent to a picture, it’s said? (7,10) 11 Soldiers in street establish

order (4)

12 More than one Trump

enthusiast gets on (8)

14 Old film star catches end of

finger in mangle (6)

15 Had an accident while jogging for sport in the

Lake District? (4-7)

19 Chat about following in taxi (6) 20 Lower-class gentleman

producing blower in car (8) 22 Bustle can arouse (4)

23 Boxing film featuring a programme of music popular in rural USA (10)

25 Church dignitary that could

make power tell (7) 26 Supporting British in

competition (7)

DOWN

1 Shropshire

University College erected domes (7)

2 Get rid of outbuilding (4)

3 One observes contrary directions in Mozart’s quartet (6)

4 I’m aching running

round lake (8)

5 Show solidarity with no slackers about

(5,5)

6 Employees seek opinions about

Scottish town (7) 9 She wrote horrid music,

discordant (4,7)

13 Affray with no-one being

charged (4-3-3)

16 Deliver one booze halfheartedly, taking too much time about it (8)

17 Make better clothes available in Dior’s business? (7)

18 Became friends with

independent film director (7) 21 Spare silver collected in pool (6) 24 Long sales talk with

no pressure (4)