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12345678910111213141516171819202122232425ACROSS1 Mistake starts to rile supermarket bosses (7)5 Wonderful claim fabricated about silver (7)9 Pop star that made Lennon covers (5)10 Heavy metal music venue? (9)11 Home help seen around North American state (7)12 Number, for example, probed over fi sh (7)13 Compiled a novel in time for spot? (7,5)17 Charm royalty displayed is causing tears to fl ow (12)20 A new hospital opening until soldier’s home? (7)21 What he is thinking describes non-believer (7)22 Second evidence of fl ooding, maybe, in remote location (9)23 Sunlit areas regularly exposing extremist (5)24 Tried when editor, say, is arrested (7)25 Made fresh dance moves having taken large pill? (7)DOWN1&2 One in prayer area with southern singer (6,6) 3 Raised barrier on road transport system (8,7) 4 Brown’s record in continent lacking leadership (5) 5 Destructive male associate? Six-footer, perhaps (9) 6 Theatre or orphanage used after bombing (5,5,5) 7 Spies holding ceremony with right conditions (8) 8 Cover around a minute late! (8) 14 Old mate distraught after setter’s burnt (9) 15 One amateur supporter welcoming end of Crystal Palace? (8) 16 Funny lines school marks off (8) 18 Flag covering type of carpet (6) 19 Leave street artist on outskirts of Northumberland (6) 21 Part of plateau rich in relation to gold (5) Crossword No.89Singer 1/2D would no doubt approve of the variety of clues in this issue’s crossword that relate to the history of musical venues, especially 10A and 6D, 15D and 18DSOLUTION TO CROSSWORD NO.88This issue’s crossword was compiled by Lohengrin. The fi rst correct entry we receive by January 2, 2017 and pull from the postbag will receive a literary prize. Please send your entries with your name, address, Society and phone number to: Crossword 89, NADFAS House, 8 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1DA.Right: Roy Hudd and goose, in Mother Goose at Wilton’s, LondonCongratulations to the winner of the competition in the autumn issue: Audrey Catford from Sarum DFAS/Wylye Valley DFAS.Image: © Matt Crossick. 74 NADFAS REVIEW / WINTER 2016 www.nadfas.org.ukFREE TIME