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Cryptic Puzzle
Clues Across
1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Guides the saints around for ever (6)
7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Festival drink for Pygmalion’s love (7)
8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Reveal how Uncle begins to take over? (7)
9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A flower for the shepherd? (5)
10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Photographs sailors, in leading parts (4,5)
12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Note the bishop’s office (3)
13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Lies about a little bit of land (4)
15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â They are added to sum up the last article (7)
17Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The essence of trusting is truth (4)
19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â It’s laid quite naturally (3)
21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â They are responsible for many a storm in a teacup (9)
22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Postponement of French song (5)
23Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Got stung? Annoyed, of course (7)
24Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Go back and buy them another meal (7)
25        A Spanish gentleman is so good‑looking (6)
Clues Down
1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Packing with different fun gifts? (8)
2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Beats the former cavities (6)
3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The clergyman had a different side charged (7)
4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Thunderous applause (5)
5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Beastly places where engine cuts out (6)
6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Russian leader got German money by the sound of it (4)
7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 10 have to face up to it (6,5)
11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Food sounds suitable (but not for vegetarians) (4)
13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Shakespearian character says ‘I’ll have a go’ (4)
14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Is so deep in stories (8)
16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Set indeed is appointed (7)
18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A lute’s used to welcome (6)
20        Fast‑eating sprite? (6)
21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Does key work (5)
22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Most unfair (4)
SOLUTIONS to January Cryptic Crossword
Quick Puzzle 105
Clues Across
1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Platform (6)
7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tract of level land (7)
8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Front cutting tooth (7)
9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rows (5)
10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Physical features of a region (9)
12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Worn scrap of cloth (3)
13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Oceans (4)
15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Row of houses (7)
17Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dislike (4)
19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Fowl (3)
21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Making obese (9)
22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Circular frame (5)
23Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rule in tyrannical way (7)
24Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Force exerted by reduced air pressure (7)
25Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Joins (6)
Clues Down
1         Self‑righteously moral (8)
2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Medical practitioner (6)
3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sudden increase (7)
4         Over‑quick (5)
5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Go back (6)
6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Unnecessary worry (4)
7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Readiness (11)
11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Entrance (4)
13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Viewed (4)
14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Proposes (8)
16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Debase (7)
18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ditch (6)
20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Most agreeable (6)
21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Aptitude (5)
22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sagacious (4)