Simply Daily Puzzles

Coffee Break Cryptic


13 September



Across

Stone encountered in hasty scramble (8)
Scrooge's comment before a holiday starts? (3)
Musical heroine joining Laurie in a song (5)
10 Old murderer holding suitable officer (7)
11 Present flower (7)
12 Roman date to take in Caesar's second thoughts (5)
13 Worthless attempt to hug tree (6)
15 Sex object in Germany briefly (6)
19 Expert in garden centre didn't linger (5)
21 Right animals? Wrong'uns! (7)
23 Escape trouble during fight (4,3)
24 No crazy wanderer (5)
25 Boat from Portugal (3)
26 Prize in college for flowers (8)

Down

Child caught on a Spanish island (7)
Subject of article — Simeon's heart (5)
Cathy's new boats (6)
Deposit collected for a cut of meat (7)
Support for a couple (5)
Crew members from Yarmouth and Sheringham (5)
Lucky charm Mark found on racecourse (6)
14 Fish a theologian steeped in wine (7)
16 Conceive, having new pram due (5,2)
17 Journey to get quarters in lodge (6)
18 Nectar ordered for islander (6)
19 Artist's club in African capital (5)
20 Many fish hold on (5)
22 Garment cut in pieces (5)