THE SUNDAY CRUSADER The Squire’s clues
The Crusader’s clues
ACROSS
1 Insects with snakes (5) 4 A variable soldier had a
royal audience (9) 9 People cheering
up? (8,7)
10 Mean old girl in
court (9)
11 Film carried by South
African star (5)
12 Fools having evil
thoughts (7)
13 Grocer taking off sides
with a chap in court (7) 15 A drudge used to be
cagey (7)
18 Odd claim about American entertainment (7) 20 Bighead with many
flaws... (5)
22 ...seeing retainer beyond
a river (9)
24 A statesman has alleged
cruel treatment (7,2,6) 25 Brief threnodies sorted
one out (9)
26 Hardy girl has to cut
taxes (5)
DOWN
1 Alien saying about
refuse (5)
2 Positions held by modest
ancestors (7)
3 Three men denied
involvement (9)
4 Jokes about mesh
containers (7)
5 Bird eggs cover over half of
nest on tower’s rear (7) 6 Way more wings some can
see? (5)
7 Some intuitive characters
regularly taking classes (7) 8 Ladies following barge in
error seem familiar (4,1,4) 12 Island jewel upset
heartless kids a lot (9)
14 A villain from Dubai ultimately recants, surprisingly (9)
16 Many fuss after returning
eggs and fruit (7)
17 Penny arranged prison
visits (5,2)
18 Man perhaps introduced
to crazy fool (7)
19 Drink tea and euphoria
doesn’t end (7) 21 Separate source of stress
left in a hole (5)
23 A Parisian’s very slowly
opening a lock (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 Vespid insects (5) 4 Limiting factor (9) 9 Rapturous applause (8,7) 10 Superb (9)
11 Virgo’s brightest star (5) 12 Reflections (7)
13 Love story (7) 15 Defended (7)
18 Melodic (7)
20 Spots, as of ink (5) 22 Sharp-eyed (9) 24 President of France
1959-69 (7,2,6) 25 Abridged (9) 26 Experiments (5)
DOWN
1 Squander (5)
2 Postures (7)
3 Marginalised (9)
4 Small baskets for fruit (7) 5 (US) Male domestic fowl (7) 6 Intends (5)
7 Teaching (7)
8 Jog someone’s memory
(4,1,4)
12 Big money (9)
14 Wrongdoer (9)
16 Alligator pear (7)
17 Stops by (5,2)
18 Deceive (7)
19 Dry white French wine (7) 21 Divided (5)
23 Lock of hair (5)