Crossword for Mon, 2/Oct/2023

1
 
2
 
 
 
3
 
 
 
4
 
 
 
5
 
6
 
 
 
7
 
 
 
8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9
 
 
 
10
 
11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Across
2: Sponges kisses after initiation (7)

6: A fellow's legs may be protected by these (5)

9: Telekinesis pinches Albanian coin (3)

11: One later enters, like, with matching sides (11)

13: Retreat is covered by Times canine expert? (7)

14: Journey to get crude oil in capital (7)

15: After a second, whip and rip (5)

16: Large masses of insects beleaguering crazed lion (9)

17: Except for last couple, Crosby croons passages (9)

18: Leonard Marx taking silver from the Windy City (5)

19: Hex's inclination: going topless (7)

20: Retinue and company again go round, get back (7)

22: A favourite car of Seattle natives. (11)

23: Inflexible yet adjusted (3)

24: Old-fashioned pastor has dined inside (5)

25: English poet writes about head of Scottish queen (7)
Down
1: Was sick girl set up? (5)

3: Designed dashing ten-ton pick-up (3-5,5)

4: Regularly visit the husband of a relative (5)

5: Drunk feeding passes to receivers (5,4)

7: Rise as in throw, perhaps, showing fitness to fly (13)

8: The outbursts one hears are hers (7)

10: Cook ran; ragout spilled; one might jump to conclusions here? (8,5)

12: Diet, sir! Clergy upset with fat constituents (13)

16: Awfully smart name for soldiers (3-2-4)

17: He acted badly and broke the rules (7)

20: Part of speech idealists rebuke (5)

21: Englishman opening a can to dine at home (3,2)




Solution (Reversed)
S
P
A
H
C
S
E
H
C
O
O
M
A
A
I
P
A
N
I
L
A
R
E
T
A
L
I
U
Q
E
K
E
L
L
W
R
I
N
N
A
E
I
L
O
P
I
R
T
T
S
I
T
N
E
D
E
R
G
E
G
G
S
H
T
I
L
O
N
O
M
H
S
A
L
S
H
Y
D
E
T
R
O
C
I
H
C
S
G
N
I
S
S
O
R
C
N
E
A
T
O
H
E
G
E
T
R
O
C
T
N
A
H
C
N
E
A
S
I
H
A
N
O
A
T
E
S
D
R
I
B
R
E
D
N
U
H
T
I
E
D
M
R
E
N
R
E
S
N
E
P
S
D
E
T
A
D