THE CROSSWORDS
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Window-cleaner found in the mountains (7) 5 Saucy thing to cut (5)
8 Set up organisation for education and research (9)
9 I’m quiet - but he probably won’t be (3) 10 Seasonal slump in America? (4)
12 Useful people showing diplomacy in studies (8)
14 Unrefined and hearty possibly (6)
15 They’re drawn out in G sharp perhaps (6) 17 It holds and is held in a strange trance (8) 18 Leaf-destroying parasite (4)
21 Determine to become hard (3)
22 Small staff that may work wonders (5,4) 24 A lengthy yarn (5)
25 Even this dog will have his day some day perhaps (7)
DOWN 1 Stony-faced man? (5)
2 A craft for a simpleton (3)
3 Fail to skip (4)
4 Translating Proust may produce it (6)
5 He caters for people who don’t follow rules (8) 6 Head teacher is a source of interest (9)
7 Meals for father in breaks from work (7)
11 It is held to improve the eyesight (9)
13 They may well be employed in checking (8) 14 Pardons and releases (7)
16 Puts in the balance (6)
19 Summed up (5)
20 What a dirty film! (4)
23 No particular part of the Christian year (3)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 Dissenter from dogma (7) 5 Insipid (5)
8 Dominance (5,4)
9 Cancelled (3)
10 Brass wind instrument (4) 12 Official public statement (8) 14 Method (6)
15 Comfort in distress (6) 17 University teacher (8) 18 Consider (4)
21 Young goat (3)
22 Angry (2,1,6)
24 In good time (5)
25 No longer existing (7)
DOWN
1 Place much frequented (5) 2 Sharp blow (3)
3 Change course of (4)
4 Group of hired applauders (6) 5 Ill feeling (3,5)
6 Reversal of opinion (5-4) 7 Vindication (7)
11 Onlooker (9)
13 Rashness (8)
14 Scintillate (7)
16 Sorcerer (6)
19 Virtue (5)
20 Grumble (4)
23 Write (3)