CROSSWORD CORNER

ACROSS

1 Peels (6)

4 Things to march for (6)

9 Stereotypical mustache twirler (7)

10 Bring up the rear (5)

11 African republic (5)

12 Vacations, for example (7)

13 Newspaper statistic (11)

18 Holding back (7)

20 Cluster (5)

22 Dice turns (5)

23 Chromosome home (7)

24 Operating, on a computer (6)

25 Legislative bodies (6)

DOWN

1 Old Union (6)

2 Pass-the-baton race (5)

3 Credit Card (sl.) (7)

5 Heirloom location (5)

6 Salon offering (7)

7 Drench (6)

8 Reasoning (11)

14 Frigid spikes (7)

15 “____ Road” Edgar Winter hit (7) 16 Rapiers (6)

17 Tries to tag, maybe (6)

19 Put out (5)

21 Has to have (5)