CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

19/6

ACROSS

7. What surgeon fitting pacemaker does is consider it deeply (4,2,2,5)

8. From the medicine cabinet? Ay: there’s the rub! (11)

12. Mac, initially at his fireside, will move among his guests (6)

14. It’s not plain how a tenor might be put out (6)

16. Digs deeply among the infidel vessels (6)

18. Dress a man who doesn’t touch a drop with anger (6)

19. Latin giant’s wrong to be so attractive but unavailable (11)

23. Black tie wear sharing shortened form with disc jockeys (6,7)

DOWN

1. Honiton product found in the boot perhaps (4)

2. A lady’s brother initially providing something flavoursome (4)

3. One batsman’s action is to be nice to animals (6)

4. To a top arrangement this bogle is a Northern scarecrow (6)

5. Military headwear reversing parts of old military weapon (4)

6. Refuse no end of a trademark (4)

9. Tough paper for a chap, sick with a conclusion (7)

10. Standing cheer, were hostelry to start it, would be something new (7)

11. Once made in halves to give in (4)

12. State of being the fashion (4)

13. Literary leader that is not to be believed (3)

15. The rubbish one endlessly ripped up (3)

17. They may enable one to change the level of one’s accommodation (6)

18. Being human, I’m always inclusive of this kingdom (6)

19. Move with short light steps to experience effect of hallucinogen (4)

20. Not one to be dropped: not one! (4)

21. Black, murky little finger, tip of which has been lost (4)

22. Passage into City for those attending match (4)

WEDNESDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 1. Amalgam 5. Colts 8. Treason 9. Naked 10. Extricate

12. See 13. Drops 17. Rug 19. Liberated 21. Swoon 22. Gobbles

24. Swede 25. Sweeten

Down: 1. Anthem 2. Averted 3. Gas 4. Mania 5. Confessor

6. Likes 7. Sidled 11. Indolence 14. Matelot 15. Trusts 16. Odds on 18. Grove 20. Bogus 23. Bye %& '** +

WEDNESDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 1. Upbeat 5. Global 9. Racism 10. All but 11. Cede

12. Perceive 14. Subtle 16. Shaggy 19. Engineer 21. Dear 22. Loiter

23. Entail 24. Dogged 25. Turned

Down: 2. Plateau 3. Evident 4. Timepiece 6. Lilac 7. Bobbing 8. Lottery

13. Resurrect 14. Shelled 15. Begging 17. Auditor 18. Granite

20. Niece

WEDNESDAY’S SOLUTIONS