The Squire’s clues

The Crusader’s clues

ACROSS

1 Quarrel about river

fish (5)

4 Butcher’s pursuing

nurse (4,5)

9 Suitability of pocket on

cape (15)

10 Lousy artist one

attacks (5,4) 11 Absolutely fine (5) 12 City of Gold territory with

nothing to the east (7) 13 Drink story covers

something alcoholic (7) 15 A statesman died in

Rene’s house (7) 18 Recess only opening for

this weapon (7) 20 Dreadful bore’s

serious... (5)

22 ...about breaking out

algae list (9)

24 Resistant pal who made up light punishment (1,4,2,3,5) 25 Pierrot part new to a Greek American not right (9)

26 Splendid beer, on

reflection (5)

DOWN

1 Celebrity model

found... (5)

2 ...music by a rising

female artist (7)

3 M&M? (9)

4 Actress unknown to

faceless man (7)

5 Hot bap topping,

perhaps (2,1,4)

6 Article about Anglo-saxon

provinces (5)

7 Girl attending school

angered head (7) 8 Revived dress stripped

before pressing (9) 12 Narrative supporting different names, so perhaps elevated (2-7) 14 Worm put out with leafy

plant (9)

16 Amateur, say, upset about

Blackburn callback (7) 17 Rook back with a duck?

It’s impossible! (2,3,2) 18 Lots of cold-hearted

soaks (7)

19 Troublesome spirit caught

by roving gang (7) 21 Mature trio filling an

enclosure (5)

23 Old group returning

praise (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 Small edible fish (5)

4 Care for (4,5)

9 Relevance (15)

10 Scolds furiously (5,4) 11 Unalloyed (5)

12 Florida city (7)

13 Citrus beverage (7) 15 Capital of Wisconsin (7) 18 Blade fitted to a rifle (7) 20 Abstemious (5)

22 Register (9)

24 Mild reprimand (1,4,2,3,5) 25 Mistaken (9)

26 Kingly (5)

DOWN

1 Begin (5)

2 Hebrew archangel (7)

3 A great many (9)

4 Character in The Merchant Of

Venice (7)

5 Experiencing a winning

streak (2,1,4)

6 Regions (5)

7 ___ May, ex PM (7)

8 Rising again (9)

12 Echoing the party line (2-7) 14 Hawthorn (9)

16 Dilettante (7)

17 It can’t be done (2,3,2) 18 Consignments (7)

19 Niggling (7)

21 Become ready to eat (5) 23 Commend (5)