THE CROSSWORDS

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Satisfying get-together (7)

5 Taxi holds the French associate of Joshua (5)

8 Clothing range with buckles (9)

9 Incline to agree (3)

10 Error the potter has to cover (4)

12 A European turns in before seeing the animal (8)

14 One gets a bit attached to it (6)

15 Edible seed for vegetable and fruit (6) 17 Sort of drawing produced by an unoccupied worker? (8)

18 Supply of food naturally cut off (4)

21 She cut the first man short (3)

22 Skeleton service? (4,5)

24 Eight people who work and play together (5)

25 Auntie’s sort of curvaceous (7)

DOWN

1 Corrects the final part in a written work (5) 2 This head is bright (3)

3 There is very little in the letter (4)

4 They’re for putting on vegetables (6) 5 Rounded up but not rounded off (8)

6 He has earthly possessions (9)

7 It’s no good by all accounts (3,4)

11 Traveller in nitrate gets new order (9)

13 A collection of letters (8)

14 Bill-topping name in Wild West show (7) 16 Fruit with the top off is still fruit (6)

19 Tree level (5)

20 Picture held firm in frame (4)

23 She can provide a form of aid (3)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Lockjaw (7)

5 Detest (5)

8 Space to move freely (5,4) 9 Nothing (3)

10 Dexterous (4)

12 Gesture of approval (6-2) 14 Maker of barrels (6)

15 Call upon earnestly (6) 17 Traditional beliefs (8) 18 Break suddenly (4) 21 Self-confidence (3)

22 To record a TV show (9) 24 Take an oath (5)

25 Slight footing (7)

DOWN

1 Walk on (5)

2 Bath (3)

3 Tidings (4)

4 Allay (6)

5 Preparation for war (8) 6 With greatest ease (5,4) 7 Fall back into illness (7) 11 Having no ties (9) 13 Capsize (4,4)

14 Treasury (7)

16 Belief (6)

19 To offer in excuse (5) 20 Only (4)

23 In the past (3)