THE SUNDAY CRUSADER The Squire’s clues
The Crusader’s clues
ACROSS
1 Back-to-front rein
splits (5)
4 A Turk’s foe set
alarms (6,3)
9 Might one take flyers
down? (4-8,3)
10 Bad element curses in
anger (5-4)
11 An offer men losing
margins accept (5) 12 Held note uttered in a
grating way (7) 13 Containers that slate
faces not even filled (7) 15 Ink immediately turned
around as well (7) 18 Humble Derby lot given
a hand (7)
20 The best source of
comedy, on paper (5) 22 Maybe a neurectomy is
scary (9)
24 Inoffensive article written in association with expert (15)
25 Nuts near Celt holding a
ball bearing (9) 26 Exhausted writer added
to stanza (5)
DOWN
1 Idea that ultimately
works (5)
2 It’s near fermented
drink (7)
3 Supporter strong enough
for fight (5,2,2) 4 Perhaps hawkish duos
lead on (7)
5 Serious point about
runner’s odds (7)
6 Writer keeps first and
sixth letter in alias (5) 7 Misshapen noggin with
a halo developing (7) 8 Some late news about an ascendant German city state (9)
12 Tennis players might be
litigious (2,2,5)
14 Gifts leaving singer
disturbed (9)
16 Plant regarding female
in labour (7)
17 Hint: broth and porridge
server (7)
18 Half-hidden point inside
a tooth (7)
19 Friendly pair in denial
during stroll (7)
21 Big round pickle,
alternatively (5)
23 Old place Ghana’s
leader left (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 Pieces (5)
4 Panics (6,3)
9 Ack-ack weapon (4-8,3) 10 Inferior (5-4)
11 Put up with (5) 12 Gripped (7)
13 Mangers (7)
15 Designs on skin (7) 18 Let the air out of (7) 20 Off-white (5) 22 Discomforting (9) 24 Innocuous (15) 25 Ability to resist (9) 26 Expended (5)
DOWN
1 Factory (5)
2 Greek resin-flavoured
wine (7)
3 Defy (5,2,2)
4 Presumptuous (7)
5 Serious in intent (7)
6 Franz ___, Czech novelist (5) 7 Continuing (7)
8 East-central US (9)
12 Take legal action (2,2,5) 14 Sacrifices to a deity (9) 16 Plant with three-lobed
leaves (7)
17 Slight amount (7)
18 Tooth substance (7) 19 Good-natured (7) 21 Significant (5)
23 Former Welsh county (5)