The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands)
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS 1 Very bad labs may be reorganised (7) 5 Film star in part, not the lead character (5) 9 Deliver a sermon, a real beauty, just about right (6) 10 Notice only change (6) 11 It’s a fact that mother’s holding you in France (5) 12 Physical well-being is appropriate on loch (7) 14 Teacher’s task to cover film with promotion of goods (9) 18 He’s not wrong, yet initially shows integrity (7) 20 Reel closed curves up (5) 22 Starry part of the last rally (6) 23 My care, perhaps, is rich and smooth (6) 24 Unknown French drink left out by flooring (5) 25 Boy in Italy initially becoming Italian composer (7) DOWN 2 Suitor outside old city office (6) 3 Implement for you French in hydro city (7) 4 Hothead in great pain (4) 6 Before short month, raise account for spicy cuisine (5) 7 Totally preoccupy deranged bosses (6) 8 Tray I’ve smashed for theatrical entertainment (7) 13 New kit, let’s knock down (7) 15 Pincers for kids (7) 16 No bias displayed in Japanese horticultural art (6) 17 Frenchman’s standard article (6) 19 Noble young leader too soon (5) 21 Repeat elements of karate chop (4)