Cryptic Crossword March 2025

Across

1 Angel taking the lady’s youngster outside (6)

4 Josephine’s with Hugh reportedly taking a book (6)

7 It is not true to come afterwards, remain motionless (3,2)

9 Maori woman’s decline going round Hawaiian Islands (6)

10 Mother situated above (8)

11 Belt he adjusted at edge of town (9)

13 Just one’s entitlement (5)

16 Blessed young children having their day just after the present day! (4,9) 

18 Lady with blue pencil had head start (5) 

19 Rich saint becoming believer (9) 

23 At the same time towards each other (8) 

24 Capital spot for place of worship? (6) 

25 Bishop hired some of tribe (5) 

26 Children nestling included in French city (6) 

27 Way out book (6)

Down

1 Might horseflies be caught in it? (6) 

2 Spots Detective Inspector entering plant (6) 

3 Colourful demon? (4,5) 

4 Joseph very quietly reached a biblical city (5) 

5 Ram perhaps appears as string is removed (4,4) 

6 A desert animal curtailed by another one on the mount (6) 

8 Oriental place of worship? It’s more likely to be found in Europe (7,6) 

12 Hoped to remove vestment (5) 

14 Untied a shoe for one who looked into the future (5) 

15 Bible writing you reportedly about to finish (9) 

17 Lena hurt revolutionary theologian’s follower (8) 

18 Partly rewrites the religious book (6) 

20 Mother to put on both sides salad ingredient (6) 

21 Evan developed useless mark on skin (6) 

22 Charles shortly accepted nothing during utter confusion (5)