Complete Clue List
Across
1. Potable water made from sea water
7. 21st century footwear: cross between a clog and a sandal (pl.) OR some shorter large reptiles
9. To decorate or increase the beauty of something
11. Toothed rack or wheel that permits motion in one direction only
13. Open flat-bottom boat with squared ends propelled by a pole
14. Italian province known for its sparkling wine production
15. Dog, originally bred for hunting
16. Mexican sandwich so to speak
18. US basketball star: ____ O'Neal (shortened form)
20. A child of non-biological parents
23. American watch manufacturer that keeps on ticking...
24. Crimean city, famous in WWII
25. Sterilised
Down
1. Beheaded
2. Contempt or disgust for a person
3. Foot-shaped tool used by cobblers (Doesn't sound like a winner)
4. Biblical boat builder
5. Jogs, but not quite a canter
6. American actor b. 1954 "Great Balls of Fire!", "Dragonheart", "The Parent Trap" (6,5)
8. Anode's partner
10. Biblical body of water (4,3)
12. A clustered mass, especially of trees or bushes
17. Albert (1913-60), French philosopher, novelist, and author
19. Serf in ancient Sparta, neither slave nor free citizen. (Not to be confused with a mixed hotel)
21. Domesticated bovines, usually steers used in teams for carting goods
22. Little 'un