THE SUNDAY CRUSADER The Squire’s clues
The Crusader’s clues
ACROSS
1 Humble American on
foot (5)
4 Tree pruned by complete
lunatic (9)
9 Literature both old and
new (10,5) 10 Extraordinary Estonian’s
hit (9)
11 Intact inscription leader
understood (5) 12 Striking leading man
after asocial part (7) 13 No material covers
round stuff, oddly (7) 15 Country lane abandoned
by outlaw running (7) 18 Gatherings for closer
friends (7)
20 A flower the last of four
to improve (5) 22 Discharge of soldiers in
a division (9)
24 Popular courtiers mixed
up with nits rebel (15) 25 Produced segment of
DNA evaluated (9) 26 Note about university
setback (5)
DOWN
1 Hardhearted pros
pains... (5)
2 ...poison in races, oddly (7) 3 Summoning upset fellow Conservative out of action (9)
4 Dreadful goblin eats one
hot (7)
5 A coach, but one goes on
foot (7)
6 Painter brings in a lost
model (5)
7 Beginners without bad
habits? (7)
8 A raconteur might be a
snitch (4,5)
12 Spun records encouraging
profligacy (9)
14 Meals without beer, including small hard pork pie (9)
16 Slob running around cut up
OK garment (7)
17 Budding mountaineer’s
fourth climb (7)
18 People back in credit
inaccurately listed (7) 19 First politician agitated
cop missed (7)
21 Mistake English bishop
for missing head (5)
23 An upset abstainer very
stern and stylish (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 Lower (5)
4 ___ squash (9)
9 Book with a period
setting (10,5) 10 Feeling (9) 11 Unspoken (5) 12 Hitting with force (7) 13 Rejection (7) 15 Country of W Asia (7) 18 Musters (7)
20 River of SW Europe (5) 22 Exuded substance (9) 24 Revolutionary (15) 25 Created (9)
26 Hold up (5)
DOWN
1 Hurts (5)
2 Chemical element 33 (7) 3 Calling forth (9)
4 Seething (7)
5 Sports shoe (7)
6 Max ___, German artist (5) 7 Neophytes (7)
8 Blab, snitch (4,5)
12 Pushing the boat out (9) 14 Untruth (9)
16 Short tight-waisted jacket (7) 17 Coming into being (7) 18 Reeled off (7)
19 Opening, first (7)
21 Blunder (5)
23 Dapper (5)