LONDON TIMES CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1 20 shillings, cents or euros? (5) 4 Marine guide possibly working for island (6,3) 9 Best time to run in defeat (9) 10 Golden arches — usual rubbish is consumed, primarily (5) 11 Perhaps those in rubber will excite more of us (8) 12 Go about as a bird would go! (4,2) 14 Liquid runs so if retaining “A”, “X” being liquid property (7,7) 17 Keep going to Latin classes (3,11) 19 Lounge lizard initially bends over (6)

20 Ready for battle (3,5)

23 Old magistrate taking bible class the day before (5) 24 Spring lecture given without single drink (9) 25 Sea lion swallows a large piece of meat (9)

26 Dyed fabric clothing sailor returned (5)

Down

1 Forced to leave prune?

(3,3)

2 Work in China for US? (3,6,6) 3 Standards maintained by internet hosting (5) 4 Daughter opens robe in fantastic scene (10) 5 No introduction needed for gospel book (4) 6 Greek hero soon captures willing maiden (9) 7 Officer left in tears, unit disbanded (5,10)

8 Good to admit oxygen can poison (8)

13 Result of zero fare? A motorhome to take Channel crossing (10) 15 Coast, where waves seem to gather? (9) 16 Physicist’s worry over traveller (8) 18 Run out of clothes? (6) 21 Conservative member’s rise (5) 22 Wet place over one dry place (4)