CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Where they practise shooting fliers, anger being shown (5,6)

8. Sorting nothing out when perching for the night (8)

9. A hundred hit out in their irritation (4)

10. Form of verse one can cut (5)

13. Biblical brother may have had a use for him (4)

16. It may bloom in one’s eye (4)

17. Could be intoxicated by an anticyclone (4)

18. Chatter quietly, and catch one’s breath (4)

20. Very swiftly goes and throws them at the board (5)

24. Do the opposite, to resolve the knot (4)

25. Game that might resound, after starting right (8)

26. Moving woodenly to the music? (11)

DOWN

2. One must study a computer image (4)

3. Some liquid is ignited by the Sappers (5)

4. Get up around middle of the morning and remove the soap (5)

5. May move smoothly, or be powerless to fly (5)

6. Is erupting – from prison? (8,3)

7. Didn’t concentrate so much when inconsiderate (11)

11. Was at cross purposes at ballot-time (5)

12. A clause that is added for the jockey (5)

14. One won’t keep a spade’s depth in one’s mouth (4)

15. Fail to meet a lady teaching (4)

19. Picture the finish being so close! (5)

21. A scent, or a turn-up with mother (5)

22. The gin mixer will give one the key-note (5)

23. This could be the head runner (4)