March 2018 Cryptic Crossword

Compiled by Peter Chamberlain

Across

1 Go for each secure shaker (6,3)

6 Engineers commit off ence with synthetic material (5)

9 Left rubbish out on a smaller scale (7)

10 Self-working vehicle? (7)

11 Faith’s strict confidence (9,6)

12 Some Christmas service (4)

14 Violet and Georgia in race deter mining ship’s course (10)

16 Striking game piece first used to dismiss quickly at cricket (7,3)

17 Forms of worship (4)

20 Church’s stuff y atmosphere? (5,2,8)

22 Deity’s undiscovered part of ancient Egyptian symbol (3,4)

23 Concentrated in the past maybe (7)

24 Repeat broadcast about rugby before noon (5)

25 Dinner has upset the council (9)

Down

1 Worshipful wayfarer (7)

2 Penny unravelled tale about part of flower (5)

3 European Union record with un known praise (6)

4 Private possessions could become palest off -screen (8,7)

5 Change of appearance with astro naut firing off (15)

6 Rubbish always he’s collected in island town (8)

7 Give up about 200 fairies (9)

8 Painkiller prescribed for nun with hidden energy (7)

13 Proprietor of vessel was prisoner-of-war with black eye going round (9)

15 Leo appears as string is removed (4,4)

16 Baptismal surety? (7)

18 Boys removed each name from source of oil (3,4)

19 She went round city limits with tribal leader for the tool (6)

21 In a sound part of target (5)

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