Crossword

CLUES No. 985 ACROSS:

1. This sport is often referred to as the “gentleman’s game”. (7) 5. To make objection, especially on the grounds of scruples. (5) 8. Popular skincare product. (5) 9. Searched for something on the internet. (7) 10. Having a toothed margin or tooth-like projections or processes. (7) 11. Often referred to as the food of love. (5) 12. What we get at the end of a competition. (6) 14. Different or distinct from the ones already mentioned- the remaining people. (6) 17. The mass of eggs deposited by fish. (5) 19. Not this one. (7) 22. In a relaxed manner; not rigid. (7) 23. Sweet creamy spread on top of a cake. (5) 24. Small and charmingly spritely, merry, or mischievous. (5) 25. Set in motion. (7)

DOWN:

1. Punished in school? (5) 2. Creates as a product of one’s own ingenuity, experimentation. (7) 3. A slow-moving Australian arboreal marsupial. (5) 4. A flat slab or surface, especially one bearing or intended to bear an inscription. (6) 5. A welcome rug, he offers little resistance to ill-treatment by others. (7) 6. Vertical spars for supporting sails, rigging, flags, etc, above the deck of a vessel. (5) 7. Prepares for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting. (7) 12. Deal with conclusively; settle an issue. (7) 13. Usually portable, case for enclosing a light and protecting it from the wind. (7) 15. Resounding. (7) 16. One of a series of Soviet earth-orbiting space stations, first launched in 1971. (6) 18. At a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart. (5) 20. A small African antelope. (5) 21. Message received and understood. (5)