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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 French men who couldn’t adapt to new regimes? (7)

5 Where the retired gardener may be found working? (2,3)

8 Study fashion design that’s delivered (9) 9 Extreme advice? (3)

10 Still, it might be a subject for the artist (4) 12 There’s profit from this form of seed crop (8) 14 The way to loop cord (6)

15 Had a picnic? (3,3)

17 Watchman who sticks to the rules? (8) 18 At some distance away from a return of service (4)

21 It is engaged in making a machine work (3) 22 Costa Rican doing without a form of drugs (9) 24 Being agile, he lit out! (5)

25 In great haste after testing the bath water? (7)

DOWN

1 Excellent, if not fast, way to surpass others (5) 2 Scottish name in a new form (3) 3 Never-ending trouble for a bird (4) 4 Various indications it’s not raining (6) 5 Show I can edit afresh (8)

6 The richer for not getting on? (6,3) 7 Security is lifted in the store (7)

11 A marksman will find use for this sort of gift horse (9)

13 Coming into play (8)

14 In this way a colt is controlled (7)

16 Want to disguise hatred (6)

19 Put back in more settled weather (5)

20 It may be shot for security reasons (4) 23 Nigerian tribesman reflecting native charm (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS DOWN

1 To trade (7) 5 Thicket of small trees (5) 8 Doctor of medicine (9) 9 Stupid person (3) 10 Fervour (4) 12 Contrive cleverly (8) 14 Slightly mad (6) 15 Struggle (6) 17 Playful (8)

18 Greek god of love (4) 21 A certain (3)

22 Dress designer (9) 24 Deadly (5)

25 Best (7) 1 A gemstone (5)

2 No matter which (3) 3 Fencing sword (4) 4 Customer (6)

5 Go on (8)

6 Senior university teacher (9) 7 Ensure observance of (7) 11 Designer of buildings (9) 13 Expressed in verse (8) 14 Discarded (4-3)

16 Prefix meaning false (6) 19 A durable cotton fabric (5) 20 Rudely brief (4) 23 Doctrine (3)