THE SUNDAY CRUSADER
The Crusader’s clues
ACROSS
1 Actions a paragon
records (5)
4 English degree taken by
informed bore (9) 9 Simply driving a panda
car? (2,5,3,5)
10 Quarter given after old
city is beaten (9) 11 Animal skinned well after
rodent (5)
12 Nutrition for outspoken
teen (7)
13 Flyer with a light touch
formerly a model (7) 15 Beastly leaders thought
confused (7)
18 Capital a girl with cash
reduced (7)
20 Bonfires set for missing
writer (5)
22 Unorthodox cast insisted
on earlier date (9)
24 The King’s joyless
residence (10,5)
25 Child taking short nap
indeed set off (9)
26 Hat produced from
behind boy’s back (5)
DOWN
1 Small bites and cuts (5) 2 Hollow erbium rod tops
lead block (7)
3 Travellers, in the main (9) 4 Opinions about
recruits (5,2)
5 Nude lip poorly
prepared (5,2)
6 A propeller on a
boat? (5)
7 Plant not that tilted,
oddly (7)
8 Wild glen’s scattered
housing (9)
12 Boozer taken outside
somewhat put out (9) 14 Dirty hairnets used on
dummy’s head (9)
16 The wrong choice, in
part (7)
17 Um, books from accomplished philosopher (7)
18 Cold American curses
turned food (7)
19 Funny secret about Haiti’s
capital city (7)
21 An unacceptable
palindrome (3,2) 23 Square model entirely
unknown (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 Paces (5)
4 Put up with (9)
9 On paper (2,5,3,5) 10 Exceeded (9)
11 Honey badger (5) 12 Growth and repair
nutrient (7)
13 Design (7) 15 Bewildered (7) 18 Capital of Venezuela (7) 20 Henrik ___, Norwegian
dramatist (5) 22 Dissenting (9)
24 1956 Elvis Presley
hit (10,5)
25 Exploded (9) 26 Midlands city (5)
DOWN
1 Bargains (5)
2 Trade stoppage (7) 3 Mariners (9)
4 Employs (5,2)
5 Organised (5,2)
6 Oarsman (5)
7 Prickly plant (7)
8 Abodes (9)
12 In print (9)
14 Sullied (9)
16 Unsuited to a role (7) 17 Denis ___, French
philosopher (7)
18 Mixture of milk and eggs (7) 19 ___ A. Arthur, US
president (7)
21 Beyond the pale (3,2) 23 Correspond (5)