Complete Clue List
Across
1. Shelf above a fireplace
7. Biblical mother-in-law of Ruth
8. Burn with boiling water
9. Feline pet
10. Occurrence
13. Duck, prized for its feathers
16. Italian food staple
19. British policeman, slang
22. Double helix associated with genetics abbrev.)
23. Excuse of being elsewhere
24. Japanese poetry form
25. Theorising in advance of the facts
Down
1. Minister's house
2. Gallows rope
3. Decree
4. Ski run
5. African antelope
6. Senior
11. By way of
12. Filbert or almond
14. Text acronym 'according to my point of view' (1,1,1)
15. Recede
16. Pomaceous fruits
17. Church tower
18. Farewell remark
19. Brazilian state
20. Russian pancake
21. Youthful