CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Jolt in lifestyle, taking sect’s wine across river (7,5)

8 Opening for Irishman initially involved with diamonds (7)

9 Formal warning demanding prudence (7)

11 Wife wearing top hat, oddly, for walk by river (7)

12 Renowned English medic primarily concerned with otolaryngology (7)

13 Bore raring to be heard (5)

14 Hubbub exposed in daily, one modified when editor’s absent (9)

16 Misusing a mug, slurp something sweet (9) 19 Changing sides, fetch flashy jewellery (5) 21 Takes risks with popular exponents (7) 23 Fellow backing judge leaving large aircraft plant (7)

24 Classically simple part of City toured by old lady (7)

25 Monkey, yellow-brown, seen around first day of month (7)

26 Fuming, one arrests any number for excessive drinking (12)

DOWN

1 Gossip’s For feature example, — outstanding wit a (7)

2 currency set up for animal accommodation (7) 3 Improper distribution of lace in hut (9)

4 Host’s medal for gallantry mentioned in speech (5)

5 He escaped maybe 45 minutes before policeman turned up at home (7)

6 Church artist capturing a chap’s fantasy? (7) 7 Keep man in role of monarch without charge (3,3,6)

10 Cipher the setter possibly drinks in ? Forget it! (7,5) 15 Reportedly throw out church carpet (9) 17 Old-fashioned resentment when leader goes for good fish (7)

18 Rest in park next to bar (7)

19 Town crier’s ringer going over island (7) 20 Engross tail end of form in this writer’s language (7)

22 Dawn’s lad on telephone at university (3-2)