figword Crypquick #25

figword crypquick · by team figword · · 13×13

send the game's link to anyone you want to solve with: you'll see each other's letters appear as you type. or just solve it on your own. no account needed.

Across clues are cryptic. Down clues are quick.

across

  1. 1Needle work friend after conference starts with cramp (11)
  2. 9Tent collapses with rain and eventually starts to amuse (9)
  3. 10Dumb, backwards and mediocre (3)
  4. 11Riding duds initially lowers young cyclists' racing ambitions (5)
  5. 13Destructive creature ruins bishop's hat in empty temple (7)
  6. 14Non-alcoholic companion follows the pack (6)
  7. 15Funny ending removed from dodgy comedy bit (6)
  8. 18Bad French environment overwhelms Rita vis-a-vis wedding (7)
  9. 20Clear inside of hoover tube (5)
  10. 21No-good organisation starts a voluntary group (3)
  11. 22Unpleasant swear-words with a sacred sound emerge from the French (9)
  12. 24Skip loud and disorganised Sunday lunch with protege (4-7)

down

  1. 2Dry, wet or brown, eg – nonsense (3)
  2. 3Veneer – emerge (7)
  3. 4Meagre (6)
  4. 5Sanctum, thigh or monologue, eg (5)
  5. 6Select, joint or standing, eg – panel (9)
  6. 7What happens to joint in arthroplasty (11)
  7. 8Lazy talk (4,7)
  8. 12Seated stretching practice (5,4)
  9. 16Expertise (4-3)
  10. 17Texan city (2,4)
  11. 19Available for renting (2,3)
  12. 23Device for catching crabs? (3)