And, for the first time, I can link to a blog of a puzzle – it’s here. (And it’s by someone who has since been deprived of his blogging status, for the simple poacher-turned-gamekeeper (or vice versa) reason than he has joined the regular Independent setting team – keep your eyes open for puzzles by Raich.)
ACROSS
1 RENT-A-MOB; R + anag.
6 HAWK; hidden
9 TOMTIT; m in tot + it
10 VERANDA; Ver and a
11 KILLDEER; de in killer
12 GOTCHA; CH in go TA
13 HOUSE SPARROW; H O use spar row
16 CAPERCAILLIE; caper c ail lie
19 LINEAR; l in ear
20 ACCENTOR; accent or
22 ENDMOST; ND in t some (rev.)
23 AVOCET; OC in a vet
24 BIRD; r in bid
25 DOTTEREL; do + anag.
DOWN
2 EMOTICON; Co. in anag.
3 TOTAL; ta in lot (rev.)
4 MOTHER SUPERIOR; mothers up + I for r in error
5 BAVARIA; a b (rev.) + varia(tions)
6 HAND TOWEL; w in anag.
7 WHAT HO; hat in who
8 GREGORIAN CHANT; anag.
14 SUCCEEDED; U CC in seeded
15 TIROLESE; role in anag.
17 ROASTED; i.e. oast in red
18 LIGETI; l + I get I
21 NOOSE; no (p)ose
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