CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Let this become the Scottish emblem (7)

5 Ve y se ious fi e ultimately becomes sooty di 9 Good man, as is demonst ating a pe iod of inactivity (6)

I’m with coat, exploding, as

Watch old poet un out (5)

Pa t of foot est, lengthways, p f ame (7)

Allowing access to make gin? No

A ange little gi l’s stance (7)

I sent off fo a bee mug (5)

Said to inspect payment (6) Pleasant attempt to emove

Supe io pa t of a shoe? (5)

Event with piece of soap? (7) 10 11 12

14 18 20 22 23 24 25 nuclea ovides ight (6) suppo luck (9) subtle ting point

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2 Idle chatte gives balloonists a lift (3,3)

3 Sounds eflected ound small get-togethe

4 Mislay facilities, we hea (4)

6 Decays on ing of base (5)

7 Chiefly I am in macho su oundings

8 Dad holds Rik’s spice (7)

13 Huge wicked pe son (7)

15 Obse ves b oken ice – tons!

16 See his patch? (6)

17 Fibbed about newspape picked up

19 The noisy height of indignation (5)

21 Ba gain hai cut? (4) (7) (6) (6) (6) (7) t (5)