CLASSIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
8 Hit and run in a negligent way (8) 9 Actors moved to Peru (6)
10 Instrument seen in early
recordings (4)
11 Bird, with end of beak,
snapped his finger (10)
12 Guest-house owners come
ashore with unusual ideals (10) 14 Regret about Labour
leader’s law (4)
15 Disease ravaged resort (7)
16 Claimed wrong doctor’s
examination (7)
20 Knocks back in fight (4)
22 One of the family accepting,
for example, banishment (10)
23 Patient – that is the purpose
of a stretcher (10)
24 School returns short letter (4)
25 Granted one learner an
edible seed (6)
26 Caused to be coated
with plaster (8)
DOWN
1 Mess about with strongbox but
be very careful (4,4)
2 Some peers hide a weapon (4)
3 Support worker’s tennis shot (8) 4 Dishing out for a noisy party (7) 5 Provides personnel for the
county (6)
6 To study stress over time
is a limitation (10)
7 The charm of a soft chime (6)
13 Issue Diana’s speech of
respect (10)
17 Attractive European nagging
doctor (8)
18 A job with the French
supporters (8)
19 Almost everyone heard booing
at capital city (7)
21 Drive mostly right, then left (6) 22 Truly surreal lyrics, in part (6)
24 Christmas beano elaborately
concealed (4)
ACROSS
1 Sacred beetle (6)
5 Frightens (6)
8 Animal’s skin (4)
9 Early Spanish ships (8)
10 Biting in frustration (8)
11 Bookie’s prices (4)
12 Socialising (6)
14 Occurrences,
happenings (6)
16 Performs on stage (4)
18 Items on display (8)
20 Feud between families (8) 21 2001 Judi Dench movie (4) 22 Great fright (6)
23 Shoulder gestures (6)
DOWN
2 Italian red wine (7)
3 Rush-like plants (5)
4 Missive of entreaty (7,6) 5 Disagreeing (2,11)
6 Remarkable, outstanding (7) 7 Dug (for minerals) (5)
13 Person in the know (7)
15 Expressing disapproval (7) 17 Largest Greek island (5)
19 Tobacco pipe (5)