Crossword
We will continue to publish crosswords during the coronavirus lockdown, but we are sorry to say that we cannot accept entries for the duration. Enjoy tackling the clues in the meantime and stay safe.
ACROSS
1 Worldwide tourist (Del Boy, perhaps?) at Shakespearean theatre? (5-7) 9 Make exaggerated pronouncement about country (9) 10 Broadcasting medium mostly beginning to identify bones (5) 11 Family members finally welcoming good rulers (5) 12 Get up and hang about for ambush (3,2,4) 14 Cheesy dish — undercooked part (7) 16 Hint of food scam? (7) 17 Image of ancient person by Yorkshire river (7) 18 Let in again, study at US university (7) 19 Compass point set and thrown out (5-4) 21 Cap argument accepted by Chilean extremists (5) 22 Rotten nuisance, containing such boredom (5) 24 Painful swelling Bill associated with China, perhaps (9) 25 Brainpower sought by MI6? (12)
DOWN
1 Shopkeeper — naïve and fatter, do we hear? (11) 2 To a sister, partly, it’s a haven (5) 3 English girl’s shoulder ornament (9) 4 Old magistrate identifying male shore bird (5) 5 Time Aunt Lara mishandled poisonous spider (9) 6 Aim to finish (3) 7 Gundog in Spain unexpectedly trapped by male fowl (6,7) 8 Lessee posing a question finally in shelter (7,6) 13 Supply digs to help? (11) 15 Scrub tree at end of severe conflagration (5,4) 16 Son showing disapproval about king’s swaggering (9) 20 Surpass former church leader at first (5) 21 Youngster, an inhabitant of Havana, perhaps (5) 23 Name given to a French sister (3)