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CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 The gang got older and were

given medical treatment ( 8) 5 Shoot for arson? ( 4)

8 Continue one’s evil way ( 4) 9 Point birds out for jailers ( 8) 10 You can get there from

Salerno ( 7)

12 Period of Gospel lessons ( 5) 13 Advance notification I see

in a memo ( 6)

15 Worm and horse fallen into

a foul moat ( 6)

17 Tenor’s effortless progress ( 5) 18 Pretends one has an influence

on? ( 7)

22 Stop being angry and pacify

part of Northern Ireland! ( 4,4) 23 Desmond wouldn’t wear

one ( 4)

24 Rubbish may be shot here ( 4) 25 They may have visions of

wild red mares ( 8)

DOWN

1 Sending this up may be

just a lot of hot air ( 7)

2 New fiction ( 5)

3 Do well to obtain a bit of

money ( 3,2)

4 Rough ride, really terrible ( 4) 6 A drifter one may not see

much of ( 7)

7 New lease for the stand ( 5) 11 Where one of the Highland

races is run? ( 5)

12 Rod’s employees? ( 5)

14 Toys with one’s food ( 7)

16 A letter one publishes in

certain papers ( 7)

17 Money for a bit of

education ( 5)

19 Fight to keep trespassers

out? ( 5)

20 Very simple system for

getting cured ( 5) 21 Standard of goodness ( 4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 1 Swathed ( 8) 5 Discharge ( 4)

8 Exist ( 4)

9 Warders, formerly ( 8) 10 ‘ New ---’, jazz city ( 7) 12 Enchantment ( 5) 13 Placard ( 6)

15 Insect larva ( 6) 17 Float ( 5)

18 Bears upon ( 7) 22 Soothe ( 4,4)

23 Ballet skirt ( 4) 24 Nonsense! ( 4) 25 Fantasists ( 8)

DOWN 1 Inflatable plaything ( 7) 2 Book ( 5)

3 Make progress ( 3,2) 4 Awful ( 4)

6 Frozen mass ( 7) 7 Blackboard support ( 5) 11 Royal racecourse ( 5) 12 Personnel ( 5)

14 Minor matters ( 7) 16 Paper hankies ( 7) 17 Old coin ( 5)

19 Barrier ( 5)

20 Coarse ( 5)

21 Precious metal ( 4)

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