CROSSWORD

Puzzle No 1053

Clues across

6. President did some of his job amazingly (5) 7. Cook for one had former sort of role in public relations (8) 9. Pretender makes demand on worker (8) 10. A French diet strangely made one (6) 11. Information about retrospective approval in either of two states (6) 12. Arrive carrying pot pudding (7) 14. A long time to go after Monday so cope with it (6) 16. How things are with Ohio and Nebraska (6) 19. Prepared to expire in study (7) 20. Inventors finally go after patent in the prairies (6) 21. Have a word to the French about a horse being grub (6) 23. Blocking any white out of order (2,3,3) 24. Smooth down one with selfimportance in port (3,5) 25. Top in Washington, he is taken from the bottom (5)

Clues down

1. Carolina, if reunited, would be a state (10) 2. Partly African, a dangerous place up north (6) 3. Allow chopped up English vegetable in salad (7) 4. Some hold a high opinion of the Shoshonean people (4) 5. Idolise the famous midnight rider (6) 6. A poll I’m designing cropped up in Indonesia (3,4) 8. Fruit encountered in the fall (7) 13. Urge a too-silly American to be extravagant (10) 15. Tough meat in stewed leg? Stir (7) 17. Southern French articles on politician make a tanner (34) 18. Consultant avoids reform by king (7) 19. Another 6 about once more after one is eliminated (6) 20. Little favourite tie knotted (6) 22. Flits around making golf commercials (4)