Weekend crossword

1985

ACROSS 1 After autumn, one in control gradually

declines (5, 4)

6 Trouble and strife, coming from

Amsterdam? (5)

9 Fool about with bird in old abbey (7) 10 He chatters a lot — turn and chatter

back (7)

11 Barges pass them and irregularly stop,

what? (8)

12 Saint, first person in French capital (6) 14 Maize that makes the strong horse

limp? (4, 2, 3, 3)

17 Missionary shortly will pocket penny

for eating utensil (7, 5)

20 Spanish province where there’s a bit of

horseplay taking place (6)

21 To make comments on girl, ring the art

gallery (8)

23 Polish stream is supplier of water for

firemen (7)

24 Cut net back for this game (7)

25 Stupid person caught in a sandhill (5) 26 Confine, before halfday closing, a

foreign correspondent? (3, 6) DOWN 1 Marketable cattle providing perhaps

butter supply (3, 5)

2 Come down and pull up on the way to

the shore? (8)

3 Crumbling some cake, undertake to

look for accommodation (4, 1, 10) 4 Called correctly, will he not be

agitated? (3, 3, 4)

5 Trees certainly seen around the West

(4)

6 Potential accident spot makes NCO err

and grouse badly (9, 6) 7 It’s as well to kick (2, 4)

8 Scraped round geegee and drove on

selfishly (6)

13 Duke is springing up, not turning over

(10)

15 A lot live frivolously, being fickle (8) 16 Composed in prose, lacking skill? (8) 18 Having point sticking out, except on a

couch (6)

19 A king brought an architect to make a

maze of narrow streets (6)

22 Tea taken with quiet fellow (4)