CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 When the old grey mare’s showing wear and tear, it’s apt to impair (8)
5 That chap, a politician, makes
coarse material (4)
8 Stare at an open space to the
east (4)
9 Presumably, a Harrier should
have done well in one (8) 10 Create good effect with a claim
to be a journalist (7)
12 School union or league (5) 13 Soccer suit ... (6)
15 ... and gardening suit! (6)
17 It’s fine being a toff (5) 18 Quarrel over some nuclear
matter (4,3)
22 Bloomer by the demure English
miss (8)
23 Move around in jug (4)
24 Study how to cut bread (4) 25 It’s cheap as an art form (8)
DOWN
1 Shark with canine teeth? (7) 2 Youngster going to Missouri to
do a cleaning job (3,2)
3 Great stream of industrial
production (5)
4 Do they leave us speechless
with laughter? (4)
6 Sort of girl it’s a waste of time
trying to phone? (7)
7 Mad on snooker? (5)
11 Praise one’s former spouse up
a lot (5)
12 Do a repulsive dance round the
piano! (5)
14 Morning with a girl in a far-off
land (7)
16 Allowed liberty to get T.V.
without paying (3,4)
17 Splendid new purse (5) 19 Regions where there’s a reason
not to get ahead (5)
20 An eye for a drink (5)
21 Shut up shop (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 Harmful (8)
5 Coarse fibre used for rope (4) 8 Be open-mouthed (4)
9 Airborne melee! (8)
10 Stamp (7)
12 Field game (5)
13 Red suit (6)
15 Black suit (6)
17 Expand (5)
18 Disagree (4,3)
22 Yellow flower (8)
23 Agitate (4)
24 Peruse (4)
1. C: 16; 2. A: Frances Tiafoe; 3. B: Victoria Wood; 4. C: 7 Rings; 5. B: Nine; 6. A: 541; 7. B: 54; 8. C: Pop Art Poem; 9. B: Two; 10. A: Audit manager; 11. C: 1991; 12. Trick question!!!!! Singer Kelsy Karter claimed to have had Harry Styles tattooed on her face; 13. A: Bitter Wheat; 14. B: Ian Rankin; 15. C: 2007; 16. A: Ariel; 17. B: Jewel; 18. C: Cornwall; 19. B: Sir Thopas; 20. C: Somalia.
25 Arty mixture (8)
DOWN 1 Small shark (7) 2 Swab clean (3,2) 3 Asian river (5) 4 Silences (4)
6 Busy (7)
7 Daft (5)
11 Laud (5)
12 Drive back (5)
14 The United States (7) 16 Released (3,4)
17 Fab, brilliant! (5) 19 Zones (5)
20 Of the eye (5) 21 Poultry cage (4)
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS:
7 Elephant, 8 Eats, 9 Signet, 10 Taurus, 11 Beta, 12 Rock cake, 14 Predator, 18 Sack, 20 Stupor, 22 Spades, 23 Poor, 24 Animated.
1 Plaice, 2 Spaniard, 3 Batter, 4 Static, 5 Menu, 6 Struck, 13 Castaway, 15 Ration, 16 Threat, 17 Rustic, 19 Clever, 21 Port.
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