Daily Star

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- YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS:

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 A clergyman has little right to come between father and son (6)

4 A panel on an aircraft (6)

7 Drink for a fielder who drops nothing (4)

8 A length boxers go to - to avoid K.O.? (8)

9 Cutting and running (7)

12 Skill or profession of a painter (3)

14 A cycle is available (6)

15 Searched for a restingpla­ce (6)

16 Outfit for little Christophe­r (3)

18 You’re in a sound position in this (7)

22 Record circle dying out (8)

23 A man without work should strive not to lose it (4)

24 Reveal speculatio­n on a source of light (6)

25 Steer awkwardly round a difficult problem (6)

DOWN

1 Reading for the daily help (9)

2 Has insufficie­nt funds and doesn’t finish the course (4,5)

3 Drain designed to reach the lowest point (5)

4 1 Across lost his head for this crime (5)

5 Broken oar left for examinatio­n (4)

6 Come again about the dog (5)

10 Cat required - there are quite a few in the pound (5)

11 Big band of horses? (5)

12 Mariner’s dependant (9)

13 Baby Edward has to carry something to cuddle (5-4)

17 I am a long time getting the likeness (5)

19 It may develop into friendship (5)

20 Spectacle in which a bull appears? (5)

21 When it falls, it has the cheek to go on (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Clergyman (6)

4 On ship (6)

7 Liquid measure (4)

8 Space between points (8)

1 Missouri, 5 Damp, 8 Sail, 9 Trippers, 10 Allowed, 12 Chair,

13 Extent, 15 Honest, 17 Perks, 18 Passage, 22 Clothing, 23 Disc, 24 Site,

25 Part-time.

1 Massage, 2 Still, 3 Untie, 4 Iris, 6 Average, 7 Poser, 11 Winks,

12 Cross, 14 Turn out, 16 Treacle, 17 Picks, 19 Anger, 20 Alibi, 21 Wimp.

DOWN:

9 Making runs (7)

12 Skill (3)

14 About (6)

15 Investigat­ed (6)

16 Equipment (3)

18 Hearing distance (7)

22 Coming to a point (8)

23 Expectatio­n (4)

24 Inform against (6)

25 Puzzle (6)

DOWN

1 Soft-cover book (9)

2 Has insufficie­nt money (4,5)

3 Rock bottom (5)

4 Fire-raising (5)

5 Spoken (4)

6 Happen again (5)

10 Snow-leopard (5)

11 Circumfere­nce (5)

12 Large sea-bird (9)

13 Cuddly toy (5-4)

17 Idol (5)

19 Friendship (5)

20 Vision (5)

21 Rip (4)

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