24 February 2022

Crossword by Boffles

No.313

Across

    1  Commanding officers dismiss horseman (7)

    5  French whore loses a President (5)

    8  Hants town sounds like Cockney demand (7)

    9  ‘And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to …… her by.’ Masefield (5)

  10  Civilisation in which Theresa had a role? (5)

  11  Loser in a 12dn power struggle (7)

  12  Nutty inside of computers (6)

  14  Guidance system created by savant? (3-3)

  17  Undertaken to give one’s self a boost (3,4)

  19  Sweet change makers (5)

  22  Prone to wrongfully diclosing secrets (5)

  23  Writer has copyright in his (3,4)

  24  Old province natural without old city (5)

  25  Frank records like those kept by Anne and Samuel (7)

Down

    1  Allure can come before offensive (5)

    2  Sorry to say unhappily (5)

    3  Progress loan (7)

    4  Black martial art practised by 5ac (6)

    5  Spanish stroll starts with a step (5)

    6  Betrayal combines time and cause (7)

    7  Danced away from Russia (7)

  12  Fortress repesents Russian government (7)

  13  Law read to reprimand (4,3)

  15  State song about people (7)

  16  Pain killer and serial killer (6)

  18  Ace essential for this flush (5)

  20  Omani sort of girl? (5)

  21  Twisted criminal Bill (5)