21=F, 22=B, 23=U, 24=X, 25=H, 26=G YESTERDAY'S SOLUTIONS

DOUBLE CROSSWORD:

Cryptic: Across: 7 Railway ticket; 8 Chairman; 9 Owls; 10 Orders; 12 In line; 14 Peered; 16 Glance; 18 Tomb; 20 Leap year; 22 Prefer a charge.

Down: 1 Warhorse; 2 Plaice; 3 Palm; 4 Standing; 5 School; 6 Well; 11Isaddlers; 13 No change; 15 Rebuff; 17 Anyway; 19 Oars; 21 Arch.

COMPACT CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 1 Prompt, 4 Crakes, 9 Gnocchi, 10 Buyer, 11 Omega, 12 Dunnock, 13 Reed warbler, 18 Coal tit, 20 Tetra, 22 Crane, 23 Ice bird, 24 Avesta, 25 Antler.

DOWN: 1 Pigeon, 2 Ozone, 3 Pochard, 5 Robin, 6 Keyhole, 7 Shrike, 8 Pied wagtail, 14 Emanate, 15 Bittern, 16 Acacia, 17 Gander, 19 Tweet, 21 Trill.

CODEWORD: 1=W, 2=V, 3=J, 4=S, 5=Y, 6=Z, 7=R, 8=T, 9=N, 10=Q, 11=O, 12=M, 13=D, 14=L, 15=C, 16=E, 17=P, 18=K, 19=I, 20=A,

MINIQUIZ: 1 Dalmatia; 2 Green belt; 3 China; 4 The gums; 5 A lizard; 6 Fantasia; 7 Number 11 Downing Street; 8 Yorkshire; 9 Latin; 10 Gilbert and Sullivan

WORD SPIRAL: 1 Park; 2 King; 3 Gust; 4 Took; 5 Knit; 6 Trap; 7 Peep; 8 Pork; 9 Kind; 10 Dean; 11 Neat; 12 Tuna; 13 Apes; 14 Slow; 15 Waif; 16 Finn.

KEYWORD: Pennant

CLOCKWORD: 1 Saturn, 2 Uneven, 3 Spleen, 4 Aegean, 5 Noggin, 6 Nation, 7 Acumen, 8 Happen, 9 Yeoman, 10 Option, 11 Regain, 12 Kaftan

CELEBRITY: Susannah

York

WORD WHEEL:

PATRIARCH