YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION Across:

1. Lordlings 5. Gin 7. Nine 8. Remained 10. Upwardly 11. Pour 13. Duplex 15. Breath 18. Away 19. Barathea

22. Feasible 23. Fish 24. Lot 25. Detonator

Down: 1. Languid 2. Renew 3. Needle 4. Snap 5. Gondola 6. Nadir 9. Breed 12. Break 14. Peasant 16. Heather 17. Ballet 18. Awful 20. Hoist 21. Bird

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ACROSS

7. Done by reflex (13)

8. Vision (8)

9. Not as great (4)

10. Captures (6)

12. Parentless child (6)

14. Possesses (3)

15. Fruit (6)

17. Choose not to participate (3,3) 19. Was aware of (4)

21. Goes on with (8)

23. Comprehension (13)

DOWN

1. Tendency to float (8) 2. Killjoy (colloq) (6)

3. Tart, spicy quality (4) 4. Musical genius (8)

5. Horse’s top speed (6) 6. Something positive (4) 11. Embarrassed (8)

13. Plentiful (8)

16. Ship’s cable (6)

18. Fashionable (6)

20. Not any (4)

22. Egg shaped (4)