Across: 1. Thoughtless coppers get finger out! (14) 9. Motors seen running around transporting drink (7) 10. Tune man composed was unplanned (7) 11. In Bordeaux you sit around with Africans (5) 12. Lose water from river when monster starts tumbling in (9) 13. Warning when company absorbs existing one (4 5) 14. Uncle returns to first-class African people (5) 15. Eric running around Minehead is an outrage! (5) 17. You and I go back behind one pool to find pit bull, maybe (6 3) 20. Witness to row about attacks returning with energy (9) 22. Polish immigrant opts initially to become US politician (5) 23. Japanese art found in Latino rig a minstrel wears (7) 24. I hack up awful character in game (7) 25. Doctor’s new pals jerk, then move forward (7 7) Down: 1. Association one gets to infect India badly! (14) 2. Follows sailor with heavenly body (3 4) 3. Group cased tiny new organisation (9) 4. What’s left is a rude criminal! (7) 5. One brought in to assault actor in Somerset (7) 6. Back working with crazy wanderer (5) 7. Spooner’s buzzer labels may be used in brewing process (7) 8. New regent is leader providing directional link (8 6) 14. Film of Othello bringing first bit of nobility to a weekend with queen (9) 16. Introduce calm at home initially (7) 17. Kiwi runs around reversing car in Honolulu (7) 18. Fitting one large support inside (7) 19. Fiasco of taxi being reversed, steered back, without starting engine! (7) 21. Mother is put outside by leaders (5) Solution: INDISCRIMINATE= D=O=Y=E=A=O=E=S ENGINES=UNMEANT N=S=D=I=G=A=B=E TUTSI=DEHYDRATE I=A=C=U=A===G=R FIREALARM=MASAI I===T=====O===N CRIME=WEAPONDOG A=N===A=P=N=E=C TESTIFIER=RUBIO I=T=M=K=O=A=A=L ORIGAMI=PIKACHU N=L=M=K=O=E=L=M =PLASTICSURGEON Name: Puzzle 489 Author: by Steve Townsend Annos-Across: 1. IN [DIS (= coppers)] CRIMINATE (= finger) 9. EN [GIN (= drink) ES (anag seen)(anagrind = running around) 10. UNMEANT (anag Tune man)(anagrind = composed) 11. TU (= In Bordeaux you) TSI (anag sit)(anagrind = around) 12. DE [HYDRA (= monster) T(umbling)] E (= river) 13. FI [REAL (= existing) A (= one)] RM (= company) 14. MAS (= SAM reversed) AI (= A1 = first-class) 15. CRI [M(ine)] E (anag Eric)(anagrind = running) 17. WE (= You and I) A (= one) POND (= pool) OG (= GO reversed) 20. T [E(nergy) STIF (= FITS reversed)] IER (= row) 22. RUB (= Polish) I(mmigrant) O(pts) 23. Hidden in wordplay 24. PIKACHU (ang I hack up)(anagrind = awful) 25. PLAS (anag pals)(anagrind = new) TIC (= jerk) SURGEON (= move forward) Annos-Down: 1. I (= one) DENTIFICATION (anag to infect India)(anagrind = badly) 2. DOGS (= Follows) TAR (= sailor) 3. SYNDICATE (anag cased tiny)(anag = new organisation) 4. RESIDUA (anag is a rude)(anagrind = criminal) 5. M [A (= One)] UG (= assault) HAM (= actor) 6. NO (= ON reversed) MAD (= crazy) 7. TEABAGS (= BEE TAGS) 8. STEERING (anag regent is)(anagrind = New) COLUMN (= leader) 14. MOO [N(obility)] R (= Othello) A (wee)K ER (= queen) 16. IN (= at home) STILL (= calm) 17. W [AIK (= KIA reversed)] IKI (anag Kiwi)(anagrind = runs) 18. A (= one) PROP (= support) OS (= large) 19. DE [BAC (= CAB reversed)] L (= LED reversed) E(ngine) 21. I [MAM (= Mother)] S Defs-Across: 1. Thoughtless 9. Motors 10. unplanned 11. Africans 12. Lose water 13. Warning 14. African people 15. an outrage 17. pit bull, maybe 20. Witness 22. US politician 23. Japanese art 24. character in game 25. Doctor Defs-Down: 1. Association 2. heavenly body 3. Group 4. What’s left 5. Somerset 6. wanderer 7. may be used in brewing process 8. directional link 14. Film 16. Introduce 17. Honolulu 18. Fitting 19. Fiasco 21. leaders