Crossword by Boffles

No.337

Across

1 ‘ In Flanders fields the …… blow between the crosses, row on row’ McCrae (7)

5 Fruit for attractive female (5)

8 Paid bill to end legal action? (7)

9 Mistake result of timeless fear (5)

10 Name of a scarlett woman (5)

11 Electra makes this traditional tart (7)

12 Quiet admirer gets the bird (6)

14 America utters (6)

17 To eat in horsy circles is to put this on (7)

19 Irritable friend of secret agent brought to book (5)

22 In front and horse’s winning margin (5)

23 Finish sought by the traumatised (7)

24 Try something written (5)

25 ,Read carefully, partially second hand (7)

Down

1 Evening stroll enoyed by Spanish people watchers (5)

2 Bread is mine thanks (5)

3 Your house should not be of this unless you are a madam (3,4)

4 Quieten – perhaps with 1ac product (6)

5 Bit sounds calm (5)

6 Endless month begins brandy fruit (7)

7 Control what you get back into after time off work (7)

12 Flat food with its own day (7)

13 Seafood that can make you frisky, allegedly (7)

15 I am included in panic for important factor for wine (7)

16 Holds what soldiers are dipped into am (6)

18 Friend uni chooses for you (5)

20 Politician in need of support? (5)

21 Give up what crops produce (5)

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