The Times Quick Cryptic puzzle clues 2026 Sep 25

• Animal, mallard I suspect, duck! Crossword Clue
• Apprentice stripped paint with oak frame? Crossword Clue
• A set time for fighting is near Crossword Clue
• Bomber, say, in twist over road Crossword Clue
• Charge two shillings and sixpence, ultimately, for art … Crossword Clue
• Colour in chardonnay conjured up Crossword Clue
• Container in clue for vegetable Crossword Clue
• Demure flower - yellow one? Crossword Clue
• Destitute initially, poorest scrabbling about for hunk of bread Crossword Clue
• Element on page in petition Crossword Clue
• … five shillings for headdress Crossword Clue
• Fortune favouring all the enemies, originally Crossword Clue
• Hear about lunch deal Crossword Clue
• Marvellously healthy Crossword Clue
• Master swims in small river Crossword Clue
• Menials, surprisingly, highly influential Crossword Clue
• Mushroom containing small fragment of food Crossword Clue
• Old style, month into rota, modified Crossword Clue
• Put a stop to the urban legend, last of all Crossword Clue
• Recurring idea in article written by yours truly Crossword Clue
• Reduction of choice for photograph Crossword Clue
• Reported origin for road Crossword Clue
• Risk indignation after beginning of dispute Crossword Clue
• Senior teacher cheated, checking start of exam Crossword Clue
• Sharp in possession for Sheffield United? Crossword Clue
• Utensil with well-oiled rod, clean Crossword Clue