THE SUNDAY CRUSADER The Squire’s clues
The Crusader’s clues
ACROSS
1 Clown had filling
drink (5)
4 Thomas ran different
races (9)
9 They don’t mean a
thing (10,5)
10 Book about an island a
student moved (9) 11 Unruly peer after cold
food (5)
12 Composer given thanks
returning stuff (7)
13 A flyer indeed talked
about (7)
15 City opposing some
mooches? (7)
18 Chosen clothes long and
tight (7)
20 Cash enticement has
corrupted leader (5) 22 Big spenders an Italian
politician misses (9) 24 Needless to say,
uninquiring? (7,8) 25 Lament getting cash out
to pay (9)
26 A bird dog missing its
lead (5)
DOWN
1 Store clerks face pain (5) 2 Challenge many
complete (4,3)
3 Fresh cream in a fool’s
second drink (9)
4 A model in a state before
last show (7)
5 Vilified bear heading
north (7)
6 Shirt not cut in front of
corduroy jacket (5)
7 Rich eccentric let up
on (7)
8 Hanging temporarily
halted (9)
12 Bought stock was initially
tolerated (9)
14 Lumbago, for
example? (4,5) 16 Understood American
historian (7)
17 This rep used to be a
bohemian (7)
18 Obtain something for a
healer (7)
19 Prominent fullback
gained ground (7) 21 Climbing hothead and Conservative the same man (5)
23 Following offence, some
excel (5)
Cryptic clues from our knight, and quick clues from his squire,
lead to the same answers in the Crusader’s Sunday joust
ACROSS
1 Hot chocolate (5)
4 Long tests of endurance (9) 9 Group terms (10,5) 10 Passionate (9)
11 Thin pancake (5)
12 Make replete (7) 13 Discussed (7)
15 Historic city of S Turkey (7) 18 Preserved in brine, vinegar,
etc. (7)
20 Filthy ___ (5) 22 Spendthrifts (9)
24 Certainly (7,8)
25 Fire (a gun) (9)
26 Large bird of prey (5)
DOWN
1 Hoard (5)
2 Denounce (4,3)
3 Diluted espresso coffee (9) 4 ___ idol (7)
5 Despised (7)
6 Loose hip- or knee-length
garment (5)
7 Sumptuous (7)
8 In abeyance (9)
12 Gulped (9)
14 Old edition of a magazine
etc. (4,5)
16 Roman historian (7) 17 Trendy type (7)
18 Acquire (7)
19 Foremost (7)
21 Father of Methuselah (5) 23 Seeing that (5)