KNF N8P K<8J<I
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Verse by the Spanish animal expert needing cloth (6)
4 Sportsman with Eastern head of year – a rider (6)
7 Peel removed from pear in dessert (4)
8 A pal Beth confused with set of letters (8)
9 Bad worker, casual (7)
12 Grain eaten by poor yeomen (3)
14 E.g., tin I accidentally set on fire (6)
15 Well-known fellow with a rodent, not finishing (6)
16 Organ essential to the archbishop (3)
18 Crustacean Rob lets out (7)
22 Eccentric, crass, in one gets plants (8)
23 Photograph showing card-
game (4)
24 Girl beside river is finding rubble (6)
25 Part of garment for elves out East (6)
DOWN
1 Multi-skilled liar Steve confused (9)
2 Laird finding an old wren expectedly (9)
3 Teenager initially reckless? Rubbish! (5)
4 Father embraced by woman from Far Eastern country (5)
5 Royal in taxi wanting shellfish (4)
6 Given directions, my opponent (5)
10 Overweight man causing
death (5)
11 Preliminary version, silly, about royal (5)
12 Ringleader with ten thousand pounds on Eastern river (3,6)
13 I see a spy upset about a child’s play (4,2,3)
17 Stagger from a labyrinth (5)
19 A sibling with ring first finding desert’s fertile spot (5)
20 European, small Western one, on ship (5)
21 Mark’s second vehicle (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Fabric with thick pile (6)
4 Rider (6)
7 Peel (4)
1 Comrades, 5 Gist, 8 Ring, 9 Leave off, 10 Faraway, 12 Drops,
13 Livery, 15 Waster, 17 Races, 18 Clarets, 22 Proposed, 23 Heel, 24 List,
25 Songster.
1 Careful, 2 Manor, 3 Delta, 4 Soap, 6 Iron out, 7 Toffs, 11 Wires,
12 Drama, 14 Victors, 16 Rustler, 17 Repel, 19 Laden, 20 Event, 21 Uses.
DOWN:
8 Set of letters (8)
9 Casual (7)
12 Grain (3)
14 Set fire to (6)
15 Well-known (6)
16 Organ of hearing (3)
18 Large crustacean (7)
22 Bulbous plants (8)
23 Break suddenly (4)
24 Rubble (6)
25 Arm of garment (6) DOWN
1 Multi-skilled (9)
2 Laird (9)
3 Rubbish (5)
4 Far Eastern country (5)
5 Shellfish (4)
6 Foe (5)
10 Deadly (5)
11 Preliminary version (5)
12 North American river (3,6)
13 Very simple (4,2,3)
17 Astound (5)
19 Desert’s fertile spot (5)
20 European (5)
21 Blemish (4)