20 August 2015

Crossword by Boffles

Somewhat comic

Across

    7  Bertie Wooster had a number of 20dn – he was dust under the wheels of this one (6)

    8  The good and deserving one of Bertie’s 20dn (6)

    9  A young lady from here took a ride on a tiger (4)

  10  Filming mistakes often shown for a laugh (8)

  11  Nickname cooked up for Stephen when in prison? (4,3)

  13  Beano character (5)

  15  Name reflects an instrument he played – no relation of Karl (5)

  17  Stand-up comics need more than one (3)

  18  Comic word play sometimes used by crossword editors (3)

  21  Location of ‘ Cheers’ (3)

  22  Where 5dn made it big (3)

  23  With 24ac, home of well- known comic characters (4)

  24  See 23ac (6)

  25  Stand up comic will not be buying one if he does not get one of applause at the end of his act (1,5)

 

Down

    1  Meredith wrote a comedy about such a self -centred person (6)

    2  Tommy Handley was that man again in this programme (4)

    3  Tom and Emu? (7)

    4  Humour can often be so spontaneous (2,3)

    5  Star of ‘The Gold Rush’ and ‘The Great Dictator’ (7)

    6  Seaside comics often to be found at the end of this (4)

  12  Characteristic of conversations between Morecambe and Wise or the Two Ronnies (8)

  14  Comic song was about a lack of this fruit (7)

  16  Half of famous US duo (6)

  19  Descriptive of 13ac (6)

  20  Bertie Wooster had a number of them (5)

  23  15ac, Groucho, Chico, Gummo and Zeppo, in short (4)