Sunday Times E-Edition

Cryptic Crossword

ACROSS

7 Maestro adding last of paint to drunken cherubs (8)

9 Eye someone gorgeous (6)

10 Direction taken into Lowestoft (4)

11 Super coins forged, items struck (10)

12 Basic article in magazine, say (6)

14 Vulnerable writer after extra opportunities, initially (4, 4)

15 Stealing some company car, I promptly retired (6)

17 Hollow weapon, it getting loaded with first of pellets (6)

20 Physician, American senior in TV programme (8)

22 Leave single thread (6)

23 Cowgirl: she trained dog (5, 5)

24 Chest in smithereens (4)

25 Dust and rock on the beach? (6)

26 Hot current circling capital of Rwanda (8)

DOWN

1 Railway staff in station, closer? (8)

2 Bet it’s a flat-bottomed boat! (4)

3 Delicate area, place of worship (6)

4 Fish: fifty caught by father (8) 5 Sweet gag? (10)

6 Indicate economy originally in good health going the other way (6)

8 From the audience, seat chucked out (6)

13 Novel aprons I use for cooking (10)

16 Decorative work bagging point, finally – mark on score (8) 18 Short jacket on Welsh girl from North Africa (8)

19 Backbone in apparition? (6) 21 Threatening words when loser upset over conclusion of referee (2, 4)

22 Sweetheart wanting gold after diamonds, say (6)

24 Lure, a bit fishy! (4)

Puzzles

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