CROSSWORD

GIVE YOUR BRAIN A WORKOUT

Try this tricky puzzle!

ACROSS

7 A couple of bishops with zero time for another cleric (5) 9 National symbol to raise that woman’s temperature (7) 10 Invalidate six – one is in gallery (7) 11 Reporters apply an amount of force (5)

12 Second obligation holding record (6)

13 Betting present is a ball (6) 16 Emphasise a state of nervous tension (6)

17 Reason for earth (6)

19 Object to night manoeuvre (5) 21 Husband – former husband in the past – acquires new shape (7) 22 Dog right for underground worker (7)

23 Terrible key included for sad song (5)

DOWN

1 Sad, vocal composition shows spirit (8)

2 Book about tin, fashioned in fabled place (8)

3 Lavish reward includes dragon (5) 4 Instrument is out of tune – omit start (4)

5 He cures grebe – cooked fast food (12)

6 God of the roses (4) 8 Gamble on father twisting story on a bit of radiation (4,8)

14 For every male animal, I would initially expect a blonde (8) 15 Jeopardise conclusion with rage (8)

18 Small ornament makes cleaner get married (5)

19 Friar’s food (4)

20 Good politicians, fluent and shallow (4)