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Across
- 1. Scab to hit vessel with small rod (13)
- 8. Pressure on Legolas to make black money (4)
- 9. Misinformed one devised all pointless actions (3-7)
- 10. First-born parent steps down from pedestal being relocated (6)
- 11. One watching a show for the second time? (8)
- 12. Instrument to yield highest returns (9)
- 14. Lunar effect about to change (4)
- 15. Industrialist armies (4)
- 16. The Spanish editor travels west to meet informed reporter found in the Alps (9)
- 20. Fruit family – primarily lychee put in oven (8)
- 21. Deliveries done halfway? That's overstated (6)
- 23. Ashram icon is brewing liqueur (10)
- 24. Team mixed up right with left end of sail (4)
- 25. Band producing on sets (7,6)
Down
- 1. Resin exterior starts to accumulate crud (7)
- 2. Search thoroughly for gun (5)
- 3. Shivering kitten got tiny dress that's stitched (7)
- 4. Mob Anglican lord practising Samba (8,7)
- 5. Plant in Kiev I'd need to take back (6)
- 6. Cut corners, keep a bit of savings aside – the situation could go either way (5-4)
- 7. Film on oriental cat oddly to win in votes again (2-5)
- 13. Alert like Messi during a match? (2,3,4)
- 15. Agitated son lost in North Sinai going nowhere (4,3)
- 17. Beware of guard (7)
- 18. Son overcomes onset of insanity, misery (7)
- 19. Fruit extracts control itching (6)
- 22. Start to leave renting out one encyclopedia for one who served time (2-3)
Published - December 21, 2016 02:42 am IST
