CHALLENGE CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 I’d back employees on mother’s side (7) 5 Where to spend the rest of your life (2,3) 8 Figure out a way to obtain protection in the home (9) 9 Either way it’s a light touch (3)
10 How fire can become widespread (4) 12 Advances or returns (8) 14 Something lyrical about a redhead’s garment (6) 15 One can’t do more than this (6) 17 Watchman who sticks to the rules? (8)
18 A force retreats to a distance (4)
21 It is engaged in making a machine work (3) 22 Men of the same calling (9) 24 Flower making drinkers forget their past (5) 25 Laughs at what could be desired (7)
DOWN
1 Fed up with hesitation and delay (5)
2 An officer’s entitlement (3) 3 Freight unopened in Jason’s ship (4)
4 If going overland you’ll need a cab (6)
5 I acted in variety show (8) 6 The richer for not getting on? (6,3)
7 Top side possibly put down (7)
11 A marksman will use this sort of gift horse (9) 13 Be charming coming in (8) 14 A clot is perhaps not readily moved (7) 16 Smiled widely having support (6)
19 Sprays of flowers (5) 20 A good man rises to king and emperor (4) 23 Deceive a child (3)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Helpful factor (7)
5 That is to say (2,3)
8 Adequate space to work (5,4) 9 Sequence (3)
10 Responsibility (4)
12 Decisive confrontation (8)
14 Placard (6)
15 Dismal (6)
17 Power of seeing (8)
18 Excitement (4)
21 Invite (3)
22 Ineffectual (2,2,5)
24 Exalted (5)
25 Magic (7)
DOWN
1 A race (5)
2 Gist (3)
3 Behave servilely (4)
4 Prize of victory (6) 5 Impaired by age (4-4)
6 Fine painting for example (4,2,3) 7 Temporary occupation of property (7) 11 Worth mentioning (2,5,2) 13 Laughably small (8) 14 Be predominant (7) 16 Gratitude (6)
19 Mass meeting of supporters (5) 20 Impartial (4)
23 To mimic (3)
NEWS
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2023-03-24T07:00:00.0000000Z
2023-03-24T07:00:00.0000000Z
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