CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Seated, fidgeting, though calm (6) 5 Cliff is after second piece of meat (5) 9 Change table in church, you say? (5) 10 That woman surrounded by young animals – little angels! (7)

11 Animal chewing up toga (4)

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12 Musical treat Poe composed (8) 16 Bet it’s an electric cell (11)

18 Dolly is a trifle treacherous (8)

21 Tiny amount of spoken humour (4) 23 Coaching without a stew

of dumplings (7)

24 Where to put chalk at the

right moment (2,3)

25 Old vehicle container (5)

26 Hazel and Margaret get spice (6)

17 DOWN

2 Captivates on the ways in (9)

3 Broadcasts tunes (4)

4 Succinct description of

pill casing? (13)

6 Cut meat appearing right

inside hollow (5)

7 Limits some of the unambitious (5) 8 Bump into the vessel (5)

13 Cut grain or chop pear (4)

14 Pain caused by hatchet broken

about middle of foot (9)

15 Loud explosive game (4)

17 Different parent heading off (5)

19 Victor missing head, bit of target (5) 20 Some public items are allowed (5) 22 Easy therefore on foot (4)