CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Disturbing Ron, the large wasp (6)

4 User returning before me is to start again (6)

7 Pinch man (4)

8 A male with piece – one on drive (8)

9 Lizard, e.g., salesman found beside slab (7)

12 Royal with 1p getting rent (3)

14 Exaggerate about party (6)

15 Ring found by Democrat with debts, repulsive (6)

16 Head getting kernel (3)

18 Eastern politician with the queen or another monarch (7)

22 Hosts in a broadcast getting surprise (8)

23 Guns returned when comfortable (4)

24 Woody plant in saint’s

road (6)

25 Occupation making us rush

wildly (6)

DOWN

1 Holiday for newly-weds with house and no money, possibly (9)

2 Engineers, up-to-date, being repeated (9)

3 Browned bread given to a saint (5)

4 Fresh beer left for revolutionary (5)

5 Place for spectacle, say (4)

6 I roam, possibly, with native New Zealander (5)

10 Residence engineers used with army chaplain (5)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS:

DOWN:

11 Church official’s shrub (5)

12 Exceptionally rare dog in North American river (3,6)

13 Traveller in vehicle who does no effective work? (9)

17 Distressed, having overturned

(5)

19 Damp ring found in fog (5)

20 Moral principle revealed by head of English with terrible itch (5)

21 Adore nothing (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Large wasp (6)

4 Begin again (6)

7 Steal (4)

1 Breaks up, 5 Chow, 8 Iris, 9 Ringside, 10 The boys, 12 Cop it,

13 Lugger, 15 Bounty, 17 Crude, 18 Cantata, 22 Orbiting, 23 Gown, 24 Step,

25 Balloted.

1 Bristol, 2 Elite, 3 Stray, 4 Pony, 6 Hairpin, 7 Wrest, 11 Obese,

12 Crown, 14 Grumble, 16 Yearned, 17 Cross, 19 Angel, 20 About, 21 Limb.

8 Desire for success (8)

9 Cold-blooded animal (7)

12 Tear (3)

14 Cook for too long (6)

15 Repugnant (6)

16 Kernel (3)

18 Monarch (7)

22 Amaze (8)

23 Cosy (4)

24 Road (6)

25 Profession (6) DOWN

1 Newly-weds’ holiday (9)

2 Happening repeatedly (9)

3 Browned bread (5)

4 Revolutionary (5)

5 Location (4)

6 Native New Zealander (5)

10 Army chaplain (5)

11 Senior (5)

12 North American river (3,6)

13 Traveller in vehicle (9)

17 Distressed (5)

19 Damp (5)

20 Set of moral values (5)

21 Adore (4)