BL TWO-WAY CROSSWORD 2406

EASY ACROSS

1. Fireworks (5,7)

8. Means (8)

9. Bitterness (4)

11. Spill (5)

12. Photograph (7)

13. One fighting alongside another (4)

15. Profound (4)

19. Monk's haircut (7)

20. Go one better (5)

22. Cycle of duty (4)

23. Pieces of paper substituting for sweetmeats (8)

24. Moving seat (75)

ACROSS DOWN DOWN

2. Begins (5)

3. Stands in expectation (6)

4. Moves very slowly (6)

5. Time off (7)

6. Sounding ‘in the round’ (12)

7. Maker (12)

10. Chill (3)

14. Madman (7)

16. Teacake (3)

17. Appertain (6)

18. Fibrous gourd network used in bathroom (6)

21. Word instructing all players to play (5)

ACROSS

1. They might have enlightened Julius Caesar as to fireworks (5,7)

8. Cricketing figures positively declare sage is mistaken (8)

9. The Liberal upset displayed some illhumour ... (4)

11 . ... a word from which is at University for a bit of tennis ... (5)

12 . ... a part of which one might imagine, with a trice (7)

13. The lot at the end of May join in marriage (4)

15. Dark in colour, one may not be able to stand up in it (4)

19. Fashion certain to be seen ahead of certain monks (7)

20. Tudor king removed somehow: ring will go one better (5)

22. It shows duties or gets backing with the Terriers (4)

23. Paper missiles apparent if once TT gets fuddled (8)

24. Not a safe seat for somebody wishing to stay put? (75)

SOLUTION: BL TWO-WAY CROSSWORD 2405 DOWN

2. Begins by breaking the seal? (5)

3. Is expecting it in a tailless wasp (6)

4. Slowly moves to scatter spectres after the Saint has left (6)

5. The French one, certain to get time to reflect (7)

6. Nice hot prose form sounds as if it's all around one (12)

7. He's on the make for a living (12)

10. Apply sweet layer of diamonds (3)

14. After a loss, nautical turnout makes him mad (7)

16. Something for tea made of hair, perhaps (3)

17. Earnestly ask to hold half the capital to be another's property (6)

18. An ass turning up with an exclamation in the bathroom (6)

21. When all play and click their tongues, it turns up (5)

1. Stands 8. Delve 9. Caption 11. Decrease 12. Reply 15. Skin 16. Ask 17. Cure 19. Beefy 21. Stalwart 24. Yawning 25. Incur 26. Toddle

2. Trade 3. Nettling 4. Shod 5. Adorn 6. Flea 7. Mere 10. Necessary 12. Risk 13. Screened 14. Deny 18. Sworn 20. Final 21. Skip 22. Arch 23. Taut