Crossword

CLUES No. 975

ACROSS:

1. He repairs your leaking taps. (7) 5. Natural talent, aptitude, or ability. (5) 8. Succeeds in obtaining a position. (5) 9. Pit for receiving waste, as sewage, or other refuse. (7) 10. Alternative actions or possibilities. (7) 11. Boredom, a feeling of listlessness. (5) 12. Trudeau country. (6) 14. Attack someone physically or emotionally. (6) 17. Unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound. (5) 19. An agent, engaged to conduct another’s case in a court. (7) 22. Person employed to gather news, as for a newspaper, magazine. (7) 23. Visit habitually or appear frequently as a spirit or ghost. (5) 24. Gloomy, dismal and grim. (5) 25. Feared greatly; was in extreme apprehension of. (7)

DOWN:

1. Sudden fear. (5) 2. Mythical white horse with one long spiralled horn. (7) 3. Reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible. (5) 4. Disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case. (6) 5. Ulcerates, rankles. (7) 6. Poplars with leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze. (5) 7. A second or new hearing of a case that has already been adjudicated upon. (7) 12. Presented with an ornamental wreath for the head, as a symbol of victory. (7) 13. He is impractical and unrealistic and lives in a world of fantasy. (7) 15. Overwhelm with amazement. (7) 16. Put forward an opinion. (6) 18. Bronze coin and monetary unit of Zambia. (5) 20. Colour, ranging from pale yellow to a reddish yellow. (5) 21. Ranked according to performance. (5)