PRIZE CROSSWORD

Finnies is an independent family jeweller renowned throughout the north-east of Scotland for commitment to personal service and an underlying love of quality jewellery, watches and gifts.

ACROSS

1 Pair to put forward present (7) 5 Top artist and film director (5) 8 Cautious boy on railway (5) 9 Allows cheek to escape (3,4) 10 Mythical creatures of Etruscan origin (8)

11 Girl going back and forth (4) 13 Speaks monotonously about male bees (6)

15 Misuse of a rash scheme originally to intimidate (6) 18 Girl held in cellar (4) 19 Sporting Post angry at drinks counter (8)

22 Is it me backing fuzzy grey mental pictures? (7) 23 Confine ringleader in settlement (5)

24 Retailer appearing in magistrates’ court (5) 25 Argument from dance hall into road (7)

DOWN

1 Enforced the law keeping parasites in herd (7)

2 Sea wrecked canoe (5) 3 Pest-control article in astute news-sheet (8) 4 Controllers – they help to draw the line (6)

5 Vision, sound, quote (4) 6 Italian dough arranged on plate (7)

7 Leading European character in local pharmacy (5) 12 Plunders organised mailbags (8) 14 European city of gold lists (7) 16 Brawl journalist only just got through (7)

17 Spoke loudly and harshly of the hair feature, reportedly (6) 18 Live way out to accommodate son (5)

20 Comic provides a jolly party (5) 21 Changed mode of protest (4)