CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS 1 Toy seen by royal with US
money (6) 4 Funny imp has unfortunate
accident (6) 7 100 in group – religious
group (4) 8 Contribution from a don
into dancing (8) 9 Circus performer with car
and boat, perhaps (7) 12 Some fine wine, fresh (3) 14 Quiet one led out with
piece of armour (6) 15 Earner moving closer (6) 16 Composition for two cut
short, as expected (3) 18 Surprisingly, I reused
remainder (7) 22 Medieval musician, slim,
with rent, possibly (8) 23 Fib about male with fruit
(4) 24 Vegetable making Lee cry
when bad (6) 25 Eccentric sent in for racquet game (6)
DOWN 1 New guides Sid
camouflaged (9) 2 Vital cure becoming
profitable (9) 3 Commercial in Brazilian
city for wireless (5) 4 Many a woman with
miraculous food (5) 5 Location of new ties (4) 6 A learner – one without
anyone else (5) 10 Commander’s measuring
device (5) 11 First of tunics with tear in
fashion (5) 12 Scandinavian with new
organ I damaged (9) 13 Throw out French article on ship that’s without value (9) 17 Join military subdivision,
Eastern (5) 19 Nobleman and head of
year ahead of time (5) 20 Bay popular with the
French, initially tidy (5) 21 Small land mass seen in his leaflets (4) QUICK CLUES
ACROSS 1 US money (6) 4 Unlucky accident (6) 7 Religious group (4) 8 Contribution (8) 9 Circus performer (7) 12 Novel (3) 14 Piece of armour carried on
arm (6) 15 Closer (6) 16 Owing (3) 18 Remains (7) 22 Medieval musician (8) 23 Citrus fruit (4) 24 Salad vegetable (6) 25 Racquet game (6)
DOWN 1 Camouflaged (9) 2 Profitable (9) 3 Wireless (5) 4 Miraculous food (5) 5 Location (4) 6 Unaccompanied (5) 10 Governor (5) 11 Fashion (5) 12 Scandinavian (9) 13 Without value (9) 17 Combine (5) 19 Before the usual time (5) 20 Small bay (5) 21 Small land mass (4)
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS: 1 Downpour, 5 Spit, 8 Sore, 9 Found out, 10 Restore, 12 Souse, 13 Yellow, 15 Caress, 17 Spoke, 18 Censure, 22 Browning, 23 Edit, 24 Ta-ta, 25 Murderer. DOWN: 1 Destroy, 2 Works, 3 Offer, 4 Rout, 6 Produce, 7 Title, 11 Ozone, 12 Stain, 14 Lookout, 16 Sweater, 17 Sabot, 19 Elgar, 20 Under, 21 Film.