Crossword

CLUES No. 1052

ACROSS:

1. Free from lice as a sanitary measure. (7)

5. Put a lid on the off side of the cricket field. (5) 8. Boredom, listlessness. (5)

9. Lines or marks produced by folding, pressing, or wrinkling. (7)

10. Device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded. (7)

11. Fibre used in making bagging, carpets, etc. (5)

12. Lyric poem of 14 lines made popular by Shakespeare. (5)

14. Puts off for a later date. (6)

17. South African antelope with spike-like horns. (5)

19. Conspire together in a fraud. (5)

22. Custodian of public funds. (7)

23. To be of use or value to; profit; advantage. (7)

24. Any chemical compound that contains two double bonds. (5)

25. This is served to wrap up a meal. (7)

DOWN:

1. An unattractive, insignificant or inept person. (5)

2. Portable light usually in a transparent protective case. (7)

3. Inuit boat made from wood and stretched skins. (5)

4. Single person, accompanying another for protection, guidance, or courtesy. (6)

5. A narrow crack, fissure, or cleft. (7)

6. The act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time. (5)

7. Lists of persons or groups, with their turns or periods of duty. (7)

12. Called out loudly and vigorously. (7)

13. Long letter. (7)

15. Provide formal schooling or training. (7)

16. Long discourse or essay, especially a diatribe. (6)

18. To accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc. (5)

20. Guides. (5)

21. Brilliance of success, reputation, etc. (5)