the SUNDAY TIMES Crossword

CLUES No. 1115

ACROSS:

1. Traveller journeying to a holy place. (7)

5. In Dakar, mariners sail with inevitable consequence. (5)

8. Diamonds in the rough. (5)

9. Anthem sung at the beginning of mass- it follows brief introduction. (7)

10. Made to measure, customised. (7)

11. This makes waste we are told. (5)

12. Bleak, gloomy and very dreary. (6)

14. Tarzan found in Cape Manitouba. (6)

17. Wastewater conveyance system. (5)

19. They don’t own the houses they live in. (7)

22. What’s left in the bank is expected to bring equilibrium. (7)

23. Nocturnal feline mammal with spotted coat. (5)

24. Former Hyderabad ruler- who came from Mainz? (5)

25. Having a pleasant and fragrant odour. (7)

DOWN:

1. Examine thoroughly and in great depth. (5)

2. Migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae. (7)

3. A proportion of the restorations. (5)

4. It is over and there are no runs for the young lady. (6)

5. Tomato sauce in the US? (7)

6. Violent mob protests. (5)

7. Mythical Greek hunter turned into a stag by Artemis. (7)

12. Household rubbish container. (7)

13. Name formed from initial letters of others. (7)

15. Brightly coloured tropical Asian cuckoo. (7)

16. Mental, emotional, or physical strain or tension. (6)

18. Viennese dance. (5)

20. Mother-of-pearl. (5)

21. Fully satisfied with a variety of dates. (5)

Readers please note that due to the continuing lockdown there will be no winners chosen for this Crossword.

Winners of Crossword No.1109 published on August 15, will be chosen once postal services resume.