Crosswords Set by: Mercury Thu 14 Feb 2002 19.00 EST Cryptic crossword No 22,444 Print | Accessible version Set by: Mercury Thu 14 Feb 2002 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 Across 1 One may connect you with Eton - it helps when travelling (11) 9 Water versus Italian spirit (7) 10 Have relevance to saucy article one included (7) 11 Bury back spotted prisoners (9) 12 Film fool knocking back punch (5) 13 Iris is not performing for press (4) 14 Developing within popular family in Gateshead (10) 16 Licensed originator is a man (10) 19 Got redhead to massage back with rough edge (4) 20 Artist dropped radio in it, the fool! (5) 21 Two men needing mature sponsorship (9) 23 Wanting information brought back, takes journalist in (7) 24 One into fencing off tepee is told to go inside (7) 25 Starts serving drinks, being a shop assistant (11) Down 1 Bank on value one head put on honesty (15) 2 Machine operator gives up merrymaking (5) 3 Design upset cock bird (7) 4 One against work with artist's model (7) 5 It purred furiously and entered forcibly (8) 6 Fits guarantor in after arranging church festival (15) 7 Consequences if mica is spilt into food (13) 8 Clothing with sleeve in belonging to fellows (13) 15 Inclination of Foreign Office to raise height (8) 17 Criticises one fool with poles carrying piano (7) 18 Divorcee wants meter adjusted to maximum (7) 22 Starts making duck enclosures (5)