Crossword

MORE CROSSWORDS IN TABLOID!

ACROSS

1 Better, a civic role (8) 5 A wave on top (2,4) 9 Policeman enters a complex carrying gun, initially (8) 10 A politician in office, wet (6) 11 Bit of a looker quaffing second beverage (7) 12 Structure that may pop in solid weapon (7) 13 Game attempts to give flirty signal when squiffy? (11) 16 Difficult book about foreign money (11) 21 Nemesis, England invading state (7) 22 Bewildered, guy struggling to keep tail of snake in the sack (3-4) 23 Country that’s worth more than a pound? (6) 24 Cats problem, musical delivery? (4-4) 25 Trap finally caught fish (6) 26 A drug that builds muscle for heavenly body (8)

DOWN

1 Communist leader inspired by rhetoric, as Trotsky (6) 2 Silver perhaps ending in skip, furious (6) 3 Revolutionary film showing drug-dealer (7) 4 Rwanda confused with teeny part of northern England (4,3,4) 6 Fight and fight for bird (7) 7 One into old maps makes things clear (8) 8 Continent with mountains primarily toured by girl (8) 12 Lively – as soy sauce? (4,2,5) 14 Trustworthy hand (8) 15 Drinking last of beverage, I bemoan lamentable free spirit (8) 17 Million-dollar contract? I’m not impressed! (3,4) 18 Sporting call angered drunk (2,5) 19 Needing lots of determination at first to turn over, old generator (6) 20 Rotten count was commanding (6)