Simply Daily Puzzles

Coffee Break Cryptic


30 January



Across

1Crazy night fliers (4)
3Musician rings isle (8)
9Expert producing fish fingers? (7)
10Name of female oil-producer ... (5)
11... name of female Roman, perhaps (5)
12Former wine to sell abroad? (6)
14The sad mongrel - wretched pet (6,7)
17Make a mistake about schoolchildren (4,2)
19Tugs for Americans (5)
22Continue to play a part in part of London (5)
23Without weapons, like Venus de Milo! (7)
24Noise made when stealing cattle? (8)
25Some good essays or poems (4)

Down

1Chaff that's no good when old? (8)
2Row about black river in Rome (5)
4Film star unheard by Peru, perhaps (6,7)
5Duke gets poor return for flag (5)
6I'm great novel detective (7)
7Some magazine editor's requirement (4)
8Location containing a large and stately mansion (6)
13Campaigns making us scared (8)
15Pallets ordered for learner driver? (1-6)
16Holiday distress signal (3,3)
18Greek god on the Spanish jury (5)
20No nuts for a wanderer (5)
21Just the place for having fun (4)