Crosswords Set by: Crucible Friday 17 February 2017 19.00 EST Cryptic crossword No 27,123 Print | PDF version | Accessible version Set by: Crucible Friday 17 February 2017 19.00 EST 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 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 Across 9 One can rave about English Rover (9) 10 She showed some initiative after revolution (5) 11 Duke is placed next to earl in row (7) 12 Cook agreed to keep new pineapple (7) 13 Mike abandons correct piping (5) 14 Galvanised party with joint exercises first (7,2) 16 Relax and laugh a little, not hysterically (3,2,3,4,3) 19 Poles used to be right among Anglo-Saxon respondents (9) 21 Show place, extremely old dilapidated one (5) 22 Horse has gone off to get cooler (7) 23 Briefly excuse sailor with a show person (3,4) 24 Ditches old bird on way back (5) 25 Show person in show with wet pants (4,5) Down 1 One stops peaceniks before fully mounting show (10) 2 Dismiss Penthouse centrefold that's wasted (8) 3 Show person former airline task bar first (6) 4 Show person unfinished racket (4) 5 Rutter orchestrated things for prenuptial dos (4,6) 6 Gym painter decorated, ignoring current show (5,3) 7 Show person one Zulu in charge (6) 8 Show person mature under pressure (4) 14 Bush left in more spacious cape (10) 15 People of power head south, drinking old red wine (10) 17 Show person area in ancient city above Troy (3,5) 18 Histrionic 8 inducted into bizarre erotica (8) 20 Show person's choice of rides in Badminton (6) 21 Simpson is back initially with a Native American (6) 22 Show person, lawyer and writer (4) 23 Like child at show, past caring at the end (4)
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