THE BS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Leading the way with a flamethrower (7,3,5)

9 Patters around as a bartender

(7)

10 Closely studies a cathedral city

(7)

11 Ring, quick, it’s a girl ! (5) 12 Losing’s so wrong. Tries oneman vocalising to show why it’s so (5,4)

13 A little white flower highly

regarded in Europe (9) 15 Element found on small radiator

first (5)

16 About to put meat outside

women’s quarters (5)

18 He hopes to make a net profit

(9)

20 A dunderhead guy splits

supporters (9)

23 Takes off everything to see

graduates join the Sappers ? (5) 24 Catholic organisation has an

Oedipus complex (4,3)

25 Air supplier ? (7) 26 Contract taking one power on board, do this as a preliminary to a trial of strength (4,4,7)

DOWN

1 What unnecessarily rude person

may do to top another? (4,4,4,3) 2 Tell of a two penny increase (7) 3 And no doubt, wearing a withit bathing-suit ! (2,3,4)

4 Attacks and tries to get a right in

(5)

5 Doesn’t his destruction satisfy

the pleasure seekers ? (9) 6 Colours of trombones on the

outside (5)

7 Glandular node treated with

external help (7)

8 Surrender (3,4,4,4)

14 “Childish,” social worker

entered in dossier (9)

15 Takes another ship, or maybe

the same one (2-7)

17 Find new accommodation for

her rising above the river (7) 19 Damage the object, Mr. Gore,

having to do with marriage (7) 21 A source of pleasure or aid,

perhaps (5)

22 When the weather’s warmish,

you get a lot of insects inside (5)