CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Copy of red tunic – poor adaptation (12)

8. Position to be taken at duet it arranges (8)

9. Be right to include one to rest the coffin on (4)

11. Japanese swordsmanship may finish in a knockout (5)

12. A freckle has gone, lit in such a way (7)

13. Bunch of wool in carpet futuristic backing will reveal (4)

15. It is a positive sign there’s more to it (4)

19. Having been red, male turned green (7)

20. Provide food for Puss going to meet the Queen (5)

22. It is almost quotidian, the assembly in Eire (4)

23. How I rob MCC, one of the bugs going astray (8)

24. Pacemakers for those hoping to make the Vice-Presidency? (7,5)

DOWN

2. Old giant and tent one built for him (5)

3. Restrict the supply of rain to this form of it (6)

4. It is curious, in being misled, that it’s so easy to accomplish it (6)

5. Serving at the start, give it a one – nil result (7)

6. A very anxious person sunk crew, over the confusion (7,5)

7. The brand that outsells others may have trademark Lee (6,6)

10. A city in America, no particular one (3)

14. There’s a fold in line fox can destroy (7)

16. The moon will increase a fit of anger (3)

17. Saying something else about doing one’s sums (6)

18. The dross from the car is scattered round a circle (6)

21. It may be a list of figures for the board (5)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: Across 1. Scrump 8. Wrath 9. Harness

11. Telltale 12. Smirk 15. Late 16. Try 17. Orgy 19. Smile 21. Landfall

24. Yawning 25. Grove 26. Barrow

Down 2. Charm 3. Unnerved 4. Past 5. Swill 6. Lama 7. Shoe 10. Severally

12. Sole 13. Commoner 14. Hyde 18. After 20. Lingo 21. Legs 22. Nook

23. Lamb