CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

8 I angled to become principal (7)

9 Saying a cricket team’s order (5)

10 Turn taps with energy and create a flood (5)

11 Person who crosses German prince (7)

12 Large blended drinks for tennis match? (5,7) 16 Man animated in garden is womanising! (12) 7 20 Greek character takes cakes up to

bed (7)

23 Real unhappiness will occur if Reg

breaks down (5)

24 Len in trouble with the cloth (5)

25 Run to son, one who has no

magic? (7)

DOWN

1 Showy fine hair (5)

2 Violinist stuffing silver into

sandwich (8)

3 Tease small hole in steak (3-3)

4 Feel good about backward leer (4)

5 Opening to golden dessert (6)

6 Slight colouring in paint in tins (4)

7 Female ruler turning me over to the

newspapers (7)

13 Flop to and fro (3)

14 Instances of coming down at the top of

the stairs? (8)

15 Disciple terribly lost, captured by

animal (7)

17 Motorbike races finish after one – be

there (6)

18 Stew when paper is published (6)

19 Trying to find more ridiculous

non-starter (5)

21 Get in touch with cartel (4)

22 Mother’s hot potatoes (4)