Crossword

MORE CROSSWORDS IN TABLOID!

ACROSS

3 Magnificent having lots of money in hand (5,5) 8 Power mad buccaneer (6) 9 Historian’s musical instrument? (8)

10 Lots lost weight (8)

11 Ring and order fruit (6) 12 Weighty book, not English dictionary, gives this cocktail (3,7)

14 By lake, spotted pierid briefly fluttering – that interests me? (13)

20 Incomplete passage concerning fielding position (5,5) 22 Group round bar suffering reversal in game (6) 23 Wears tie loose? In a way (2,2,4)

24 Gas discharged by a representative (8) 25 Policeman arresting husband, extremely prickly and rough (6)

26 Keen observer, European, at present enthralled by river (7,3)

DOWN

1 One who likes to stay up late close to West End in capital? (5,3)

2 Help one cover obstacle (8) 3 Fly back in rear of helicopter with E. Coli needing treatment (6)

4 Wagon carrying beer turned up in quadrangle (4)

5 Game lady, not half, scores freely (8)

6 Rope appears once a trial is done (6)

7 The Parisian coming into view having lost little time getting vehicle fit for use in snow (6)

13 Contribution from home deposited (5)

15 Get on after groom in equestrian event (8)

16 Type of timber in two golf clubs (8)

17 Male, Greek, breaking record producing wine (3,5)

18 A red employed by Spencer is eye-catching (6)

19 Protest could get wild if rained off (6) 21 A bit each (6) 23 Primate boxing in small part of church (4)