Simply Daily Puzzles

Coffee Break Cryptic


7 March



Across

1Panic had strange drawback (8)
6Give weapons to some regular militia (3)
9Pinched an item of clothing (5)
10A Greek mountain could be so lumpy! (7)
11Poor Alex, he'd expelled air (7)
13City centre layabout in the country (5)
14Sheep from Ireland seen in a moment (6)
15Puzzle noticed after dance (6)
19Hoods for cold birds (5)
21The state of a man not getting upset (7)
22College dance, after which one has nothing left (7)
23An insect for example, not very bright, going backwards (5)
24Bond is Asian, so we hear (3)
25Cressida mixed cocktails (8)

Down

2A throne designed for someone else (7)
3Some pallid yellow colour? (3)
4Large gatherings of birds - about 500 (6)
5Having achy pins, I get treatment from a doctor (9)
6Start of alphabet, in more ways than one (5)
7Before end of day dining room is littered (5)
8Characters in Beau Geste emphasising respect (6)
12Falls for light garments (9)
16Manxman, for example, doesn't start defamation (7)
17Animal from the east seen in parts of Wales (6)
18Walked leisurely out of bedlam (6)
19Measure young animal with it (5)
20Playwright or raving egghead (5)
23A little machine that's waterproof (3)