the crosswords
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 To argue can cause offence (7) 5 Music for a man to perform (5) 8 Turkish bath that flouts union regulations? (5,4)
9 Agree, but say nothing (3)
10 What perhaps causes ice to melt (4) 12 Stylist resigned perhaps (8) 14 Reformed gambler (6)
15 Be leading the deer that’s slow (6) 17 Makes closer agreements (8)
18 Katy is involved in making money abroad (4)
21 Not conscious one is in error (3) 22 Commanded a forward view across the parade ground (4,5)
24 Is inclined to stop in the backstreet (5) 25 It could make me a lord (7)
DOWN
1 Stone cast in attack (5)
2 How to secure a replay? (3)
3 Plays a biblical part (4)
4 Gave encores naturally (6)
5 Working again in a new partnership? (8) 6 Ninety-ton order, yet one of no account (9) 7 Arranged, but not voluntarily (7)
11 Man of many parts perhaps (9)
13 They get what’s left (8)
14 Don’t keep a promise to move a car from the garage? (4,3)
16 The inane goddess? (6)
19 Brave emblem (5)
20 A fighting service rise that makes one well
off (4)
23 Not even extraordinary (3)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 Initially (2,5)
5 Stupid (5)
8 Pretentious (4-5)
9 Health resort (3)
10 Fresh information (4) 12 Successful (8)
14 Small cage-bird (6) 15 Superficial appearance (6) 17 Infatuated (8)
18 Check the flow of (4) 21 Dread (3)
22 General agreement (9) 24 Sing the praises of (5) 25 In particular (7) DOWN
1 Deathly pale (5)
2 A pear-shaped fruit (3) 3 Prevalent (4)
4 Prize of victory (6)
5 Narrow (8)
6 Self-denying (9)
7 Tottering gait (7)
11 Exposed to the elements (9) 13 Decisive (8)
14 A green vegetable (7) 16 Long, tapering flag (6) 19 Stale-smelling (5)
20 Exploit (4)
23 Weep convulsively (3)