Crosswords Set by: Mercury Thu 13 Dec 2001 19.00 EST Cryptic crossword No 22,392 Print | Accessible version Set by: Mercury Thu 13 Dec 2001 19.00 EST Download the Guardian app for a better puzzles experience Download the Guardian app for a better puzzles experience Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Across 1 Man with hat on touring US city (7) 5 Fruit in Africa's a basic necessity (7) 9 Arranged to hold man's rope (5) 10 Classes hill as a gas producer (9) 11 So pub invoices a drunk having an honest reputation? (5,9) 13 Try to telephone back as arranged (4) 14 Stand beneath a statue (8) 17 Strike-breakers grow rebellious in plants (8) 18 Concern for fellow listener (4) 21 Beer's not sold - confused company admitted it's not drunk at all! (5-4,5) 23 Discharging a French boy in Gateshead after taking a ring (9) 24 Volunteer leaving with Elizabeth (5) 25 Put "Out of Order" notes on kitchen stove (7) 26 Having rest day arranged, wandered off (7) Down 1 It's no good girls wanting a ball to boot! (4) 2 Aspen is rocking to music with Los Angeles ready to start (9,6) 3 days on the way, briefly making notes (6) 4 My go is ruined by a philosophical way of life (6) 5 Is Lawrence right when following prison case? (8) 6 Mixed rest with water in colander (8) 7 Crazy bit by Len's father needs re-writing (4,2,3,6) 8 High level fire fighters? (10) 12 Run lad to US doctor for this type of scan (10) 15 Because we stood up, taking a service tip off (8) 16 A protein dispersing poison (8) 19 Saws a girl's taking back, for example (6) 20 Not off in time for worship (6) 22 Got 1,000 to deliver power supplier (4)