Crosswords CRYPTIC

ACROSS DOWN

5 Vehicle going round 1 I follow the rascal

Soho clubs (6,3) with breaded

8 Spectacular prawns (6)

on stage (8) To fly around

9 Tall pine (4) high (5)

10 Moving past Become loose? iron section (5) Neck’s broken Winner of French while round US drink (7) city (7)

Starting course 4 Greek character swindle is a little removing lice from thing (7) centres (6)

Deliver a speech 6 Angry about from the floor at move to the other eleven (5) side (5,4)

Some children New vet in decide to split (4) Nice offers

encouragement (9) Drag old airline in for very warm Wow, cover his spell (8) early years (7)

20 Opening out and Journalist involved processing gold in in wheeze to reveal fun (9) stickler (6) 11 13 15 18 19 2 3 7 12 14 16 17

Sport expanding, though not originally (6) Eccentric types, they come in packs (5)

ACROSS

3 Vernon ___, TV presenter (3)

‘Seen this before’ feeling (4,2)

8 Bored by

familiarity (2,1,3)

9 Surprise financial gain (8)

Small casks (4) Tweak, modify (6) Hardly ever (6) Spectacle inserts (6) Painful swelling on the foot (6)

20 1950s dance style (4)

22 Effortless (acquisition) (2,1,5) Providing with weapons (6)

24 Spread open slowly (6)

Shrill dog sound (3) 7 10 11 12 15 18 23 25

DOWN

1 At the rear (6)

2 Leaflets, notes (8)

3 Arab state (6)

4 Concedes (6)

5 Bowls target (4)

6 Full of bravado (4-2)

11 Every part (of) (3)

13 UHT (milk) (4-4)

14 Isle in the

Irish Sea (3) Political refugee (6) Cushioned (6) Carry on in adversity (4,2) Riverbank animals (6)

___ Blyton, Noddy’s creator (4) 16

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19 21