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CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Goes to pieces when there’s only a short rest to take a meal (6,2)
5 Dog food? (4)
8 Can you see through her? (4)
9 For such seats, phone the team (8)
10 Is it politic to find jobs for them? (3,4)
12 Be punished by the police?
(3,2)
13 Tugboat, presumably! (6)
15 Generous reward for the hunter? (6)
17 Possibly cured of being coarse (5)
18 Is able to give thanks again in vocal music (7)
22 Doing something astronautical or sharp (8)
23 It’s good to have a garment (4)
24 Take pets for a walk? (4)
25 Having taken a vote, the whole crew baled out (8)
DOWN
1 City of pirates? (7)
2 Cream of the Carmelites (5)
3 The odd street light (5)
4 Animal worth £25 (4)
6 It helps hold the thatch in place (7)
7 Wrench and strew around (5)
11 Fat, rounded wild bees (5)
12 Top money, was it? (5)
14 Moan in a notedly thunderous tone (7)
16 Longed for the hit of pay received (7)
17 Get over being angry (5)
19 A nurse with spirit (5)
20 Concerning a fight (5)
21 Member giving £1 to a doctor
(4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 Disintegrates (6,2)
5 Breed of dog (4)
8 Flagflower (4)
9 “A --- seat” (8)
10 “Jobs for ---” (3,4)
12 Be punished (3,2)
13 Boat with sail (6)
15 Bligh’s ship (6)
17 Unrefined (5)
18 A vocal composition (7)
22 Circling in space (8)
23 Loose garment (4)
24 Stride (4)
25 Held a vote (8)
SATURDAY’S PUB QUIZ ANSWERS:
1. A: 63%; 2. B: Yellow; 3. C: Memorabilia; 4. A: Tuscany; 5. C: Golden; 6. Trick question !!!!! Paul Potts won the 2007 series of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent; 7. B: Chalk; 8. C: Fleetwood Mac;
9. A: Ben Proud; 10. C: Tollygunge; 11. B: 1969; 12. C: The Titan; 13. B: Piano;
14. A: The Archies; 15. C: 16th-century; 16. A: Patrick Reed; 17. C: White pine;
18. B: Endurance; 19. B: Devil’s Island; 20. B: 44%.
DOWN
1 English port (7)
2 Top people (5)
3 Wander (5)
4 Small horse (4)
6 Sharp kind of bend (7)
7 Take by force (5)
11 Too fat (5)
12 Summit (5)
14 Complain (7)
16 Longed (7)
17 Intersect (5)
19 Guardian spirit (5)
20 Concerning (5)
21 Arm or leg (4)
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS: 7 Decanter, 8 Thor, 9 Agreed, 10 Normal, 11 Area, 12 Overcast, 14 Sculptor, 18 Site, 20 Spoken, 22 Blazer, 23 Lean, 24 Electron.
DOWN: 1 Beggar, 2 Baseball, 3 Studio, 4 Orange, 5 Star, 6 Morass,
13 Casualty, 15 Copper, 16 Tender,
17 Rubber, 19 Tremor, 21 Kent.