THE CROSSWORDS
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Therefore depend on it very much (6)
4 Minister no longer has an alternative (6)
9 Somehow reads it over on both sides (7)
10 Cook minced meats (5)
11 Catch a girl with nothing on (5)
12 Changed speed or rested (7)
13 Dictator of no great importance (5,6)
18 It goes on incessantly, even when idle (7)
20 On which to write letters about the chaplain (5)
22 Filleted joint for bishop (5)
23 I’ve cut the tips for the salad (7)
24 Drink specially made for the Olympians (6)
25 Better way of making money? (6)
DOWN
1 Well established equestrian centre (6)
2 Tries arranging ceremonies (5)
3 Flatly in no position to help an ill-behaved fellow out? (4,3)
5 Poe’s a weird storyteller (5)
6 Crime of corrupt senator (7)
7 Almost ready to include me in the cure (6)
8 Confidential sign employed by executives (11)
14 Salt and ice combination extensively used (7)
15 Quickly knock but to no avail (7)
16 Man with a cue may show sharpness (6)
17 Goods thrown out from planes in the morning (6)
19 Letter that he takes to heart (5)
21 A bit off the fairway? (5)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Drenching rain (6)
4 Let go by unused (4,2)
9 Mischievous (7)
10 Thick-headed (5)
11 Arrangement (3-2)
12 To back (7)
13 Accept without question (4,2,5)
18 Natural environment (7)
20 Cavalry sword (5)
22 Mournful song (5)
23 In dispute (2,5)
24 Riches (6)
25 With a soft touch (6)
DOWN
1 Compulsion by threat (6)
2 Illuminate (5)
3 Fleeting view (7)
5 Make sense (3,2)
6 Winding (7)
7 Visually attractive (6)
8 Various minor matters (4,3,4)
14 Canadian province (7)
15 Impatient of control (7)
16 Follow and watch (6)
17 Simply (6)
19 Deal with (5)
21 Hemmed in (5)