Crosswords Set by: Moley Monday 24 October 2016 20.00 EDT Quiptic crossword No 884 Print | Accessible version Set by: Moley Monday 24 October 2016 20.00 EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email View more sharing options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Google+ Share on WhatsApp Share on Messenger Close Special instructions: 24 October 2016: the clue for 25 across has been edited 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Across 1 A wizard of a bird (6) 5 After ten years, not extremely corrupt (8) 9 Stressed out making puddings (8) 10 Near to shelter, originally in darkness (6) 11 Open-air sex at assembly causes annoyance (12) 13 Ask Edward to stay (4) 14 Discretionary rendering too plain (8) 17 Game fellows, 32 found on board (8) 18 Fish where else — at sea? (4) 20 Room where the food of love is produced in classical style (7,5) 23 Breakfast food mum endlessly lies about! (6) 24 Close call for armies out of step between two points (4,4) 25 Think again about people who are foolish about Sunday (8) 26 Passion about brilliance (6) Down 2 Sees those that agree, we're told (4) 3 Inclination, having seen about Romeo, to be all ears (9) 4 Girl student is conventional (6) 5 Diana's schedule leads to setbacks (15) 6 Sorry — the prisoner's worn out (8) 7 We have a number like this to hand (5) 8 People's friend is known countrywide (10) 12 Is the ghoul, perhaps, a warning to mariners? (10) 15 Wins with cunning core moves (9) 16 One doctor brought ice back, the French fool (8) 19 Attack animal that's unwell (6) 21 Thinks a bit of how anagram uses tricks (5) 22 Employer to practise on river (4)
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