| Across | Down |
| 1.Special service group at hospital, at least, has a belt to tighten (4) |
1.Underground group that gives crazy club a stitch of clothing (10) |
| 3. Badly handled as a matter led astray (10) |
2. Cancer is a fabrication of ancient nomads (9) |
| 10. Possibly inflamed area of back -- like a massage? (5) |
4. Sensitivity shown by smaller gynecologists (7) |
| 11. Diner's dozen? (9) |
5. What children are to Saturday morning TV and what parents hear, so to speak? (5,2) |
| 12. Improper conduct in trade that isn't challenged (14) |
6. Test result that rendered God more archaic (14) |
| 14. The disheartened woman in residence (7) |
7. Junk food or bone ready to be picked (5) |
| 15. Neonatal unit run retroactively by small service club (7) |
8. Charter of French education (4) |
| 17. Keeping complete records uses memory (7) |
9. Art is entertaining; home movie interminably excruciating (4-10) |
| 19. White man's possession by means of rumour (7) |
13. Yen doctor has to be embraced by nun can cause a chemical reaction (10) |
| 20. Slipped cog or a clinical study related to crabs (14) |
16. Old jelly-maker, good and pregnant (9) |
| 23. Question, universal answer and viewpoint a female audibly challenged (5-4) |
18. Southern region of the U.S. or North with subtle changes (3,4) |
| 24. A lassie gone awry (5) |
19. Headstrong headwind bearing no good? (7) |
| 25. May I be described by partner as acting like god? (10) |
21. Gore ready to fight or give fright (5) |
| 26. Urges on crackers? (4) |
22. African Queen upon Amazonian sources of water (4) |
For instructions on how to tackle a cryptic crossword, please see the first issue of CJRM (1996;1:3435) or correspond with Lee Teperman, RR 5, Shawville QC J0X 2Y0; bullhits@infonet.ca
