DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC

ACROSS

1 A maths problem brings

complaint (6)

5 Partially bad, ultimately

X-rated (5)

9 Beast of burden left with

Buddhist priest (5)

10 Russian leader is only

after piece of food (7)

11 Relative love for decorative skirting (4) Boy offered port has to lean forward (4,4) Travelling clock? (11) How the ark was illuminated? (8)

3UX·V UHPDUNDEOH stimulus (4)

Dog making mothers quarrel (7)

Bill leaves solitude having knowledge of secret information (5)

Unit of heat in other measurements (5) Speak from memory in later EC itemisation (6) 12

16 18

21 23 24 25 26

QUICK

ACROSS

1 Whisky, perhaps (6)

5 Rid, remove (5)

9 Freeholder (5)

10 Hierarchical (3-4)

11 Female relation (4)

12 Mel ___, TV presenter (8) 16 Pioneer (11)

18 Self-government (4,4)

21 Essential point (4)

23 Reminder (7)

24 Instrument with black and white keys (5)

25 Our planet (5)

26 Number of degrees in a right angle (6)

DOWN

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3 Fix the foot part,

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4 Get aid for free travelling,

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6 A club record (old) (5)

7 Laid up in the

French city (5)

8 Dodge with eastern duel,

maybe (5)

13 Edit new food plan (4)

14 See the peak from

here? (9)

15 Found in the Clyde,

a dog, lifeless (4)

17 Hospital photos

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19 Ogle around a drain (5) 20 Tottering round animal (5) 22 &ODVVLF VWRU\ (QJOLVK ÀOP

shortly (4)

DOWN

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3 Rubber wheel-covering (4) 4 Slow-moving sky

transport (3-3,7)

6 Below (5)

7 Clumsy (5)

8 Central (5)

13 Whisky measure (4)

14 Go too far (9)

15 Untruthful person (4)

17 Heap praise on (5)

19 La Traviata, eg (5)

20 Choose (by vote) (5)

22 Length from thumb to

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