CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

15/1

ACROSS

1. Give parts of verb, once confused with jug at entry (9)

5. Something on second letter from Greece that’s unfinished (3)

7. Capture a piece made of teak (4)

8. Gain on one at sea and examine it for repair (8)

10. Pursuit of pleasure made him send nothing out (8)

11. It is signally light – exactly that (4)

13. What’s left of building may appear to be blur (6)

15. Public worship might repay the Right (6)

18. One may name something for a visit (4)

19. Unsolicited advertising in post lost him a variety of it (4,4)

22. Took the meeting but despaired of making it after a loss (8)

23. Invader of Britain was used to sacking (4)

24. Regret it may have to bear the traffic in France (3)

25. Being disposed to cheat one out of his nest, do it otherwise (9)

DOWN

1. Baseball player booked in the rye (7)

2. Nude German muddles thanks

3. Recommend one a side that changes when about five (6)

4. A noble is almost before his time (4)

5. Valour of the Red Indian warrior on the railway (7)

6. Agree to try right away to take everything in (5)

9. To go fly-fishing with an ancient Briton (5)

12. Marching of men up and down may be a bore (5)

14. Think it to be so evil, maybe, in a combmaker (7)

16. Fall back on a place of seclusion (7)

17. The loving touch that scares one so (6)

18. A carry-on could get bud in a pickle (5)

20. Provide accommodation for us in the promontory (5)

21. Card can have any value to the savage (4)

MONDAY’S SOLUTION Across:

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MONDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 7. Afraid 8. Malice 10. Ingress 11. Rogue 12. Tier 13. Cagey

17. Dally 18. Pare 22. Apart 23. Spirits 24. Extant 25. Bearer

Down: 1. Variety 2. Trigger 3. Fixed 4. Married 5. Tinge 6. Deter

9. Establish 14. Halting 15. Calibre 16. Berserk 19. Eager 20. Party

21. Given

MONDAY’S SOLUTIONS