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CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Grandma may have spent a far different night (8)
5 Various methods of holding sway (4)
8 Often part of a set (4)
9 What Reg Arden became (8)
10 Holiday rosters possibly? (7)
12 Give more in settlement? (3,2)
13 Blue water? (6)
15 What a marvel – it’s back at red now! (6)
17 Start to live on drink? (5)
18 Special phrases of native mountaineers (7)
22 Cart a cat around the waterfall (8)
23 It’s said to be a test (4)
24 The woman had little shelter (4)
25 Students of Rhodes? (8)
DOWN
1 Reckoned to have fired about half the guns (7)
2 Slopes negotiated with prams (5)
3 Metal mass, some gold blended with tin (5)
4 She gets the right angle on an American soldier (4)
6 Having done any wrong, is displeased (7)
7 Not much of a fight? (5)
11 Nominal Christmas card decorator (5)
12 Liable to be flat on one’s face! (5)
14 Garment close to being neckwear? (7)
16 Ulster’s possible outcomes? (7)
17 Puts one’s money on the defenders (5)
19 A knotty snag (5)
20 When you leave the car, note, this helps keep you warm (5)
21 Plenty of shopping? (4) QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 Obsolete small coin (8)
5 Directions (4)
8 Fun contest (4)
9 Horticulturist (8)
10 Holiday places (7)
12 Settle the bill (3,2)
13 Vienna’s river (6)
15 Amazement (6)
17 Start (5)
18 Himalayan people (7)
22 Waterfall (8)
23 By word of mouth (4)
SATURDAY’S PUB QUIZ SOLUTION: 1. C: 59%; 2. A: Geoff Love; 3. C: Blenheim; 4. C: Sarah Millican; 5. TRICK QUESTION: Bossa nova music originated in Brazil; 6. A: Bristol; 7. B: Club Internacional De Futbol Miami; 8. B: Plane; 9. B: Press; 10. A: Twenty-one; 11. A: Golf; 12. B: Freya Ridings; 13. C: Puzzle; 14. C: September; 15. B: Baby Shark; 16. C: Sri Lanka; 17. B: Cherry Island; 18. C: A Night at the Opera; 19. A: Boba Fett; 20. A: Taking photos.
24 Outhouse (4)
25 Students (8) DOWN
1 Reckoned (7)
2 Swindles (5)
3 Piece of cast metal (5)
4 Young woman (4)
6 Vexed (7)
7 Fragment (5)
11 Redbreast (5)
12 Prostrate (5)
14 Sleeping-garment (7)
16 Consequences (7)
17 Supports (5)
19 Simple knot (5)
20 Outdoor garment (5)
21 Shopping containers (4)
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS: 7 Umbrella, 8 Even, 9 Severe, 10 Cooker, 11 Cent, 12 Entreaty, 14 Creditor, 18 Port, 20 Flagon, 22 Plaice, 23 Peal, 24 Nutrient. DOWN: 1 Ampere, 2 Arrested, 3 Fleece, 4 Mascot, 5 Hero, 6 Repent, 13 Emphatic, 15 Relied, 16 Tenant, 17 Repute, 19 Recent, 21 Gold.