Chris Pringle

This cryptic crossword was constructed from riddles found in Kralori fortune cookies or scribbled on walls in Dykene.

Across

1. Chaots can be dreadful boors (5)*
5. Backward child creates Chaos monsters (5)*
8. Spine or a fragment falls off Chaos fortress (5)*
9. Within, taint rages within (5)
10. Cash and notes scattered in evil lair (5,4)
11. Spasm that indicates Chaos initially (3)
12. Chaos monsters ripped apart a thousand dark shirts (11)*
15. Flying monsters pin down slime monster (11)*
19. Organ is last part of Jack O’Bear (3)
20. Oh! Can gorp be formed by the Mutator? (9)*
22. First section of a trip meandering (4,1)
23. Steal into exercise to investigate (5)
24. Droppings spread dust around eastern edge of Balazar (5)
25. Can Mostali build a nation finally, one from the Mostali Decamony? (5)*

Down

1. First two of broos first were first stood on end (8)
2. No cash up front for riding Gorakiki creature (2,4)*
3. Cats upside down on another? Nothing abrupt or disconnected (8)
4. Wandering steppe barbarians now mostly insane zealots at last (6)
5. Herd animals are sung about (4)
6. The tenth after RuleOne, presumably (4,2)
7. Phlegm from Chaos pits (4)
13. Violent rape, note, can disembowel (4,4)
14. Half of Bagog’s children stinging creature (8)*
16. This Aldryami soldier knows his class from his elfbow (6)*
17. Yelm is ungodly? Not entirely! (3,3)*
18. Ogled Lunar under shelter (6)*
20. Trapped in wasteland (4)*
21. Serpents as footnote (4)

If you want a little extra help, only the clues marked with an asterisk* are the ones where some knowledge of Gloranthan mythology, geography, fauna etc is necessary either to understand the clue or to provide the answer.

Warning: the Surgeon-General of Oraya has determined that solving ChaosWord clues carries a risk of Illumination, which can seriously damage your health.

This ChaosWord first appeared in News of the Lozenge, Issue IX, 1629, © 1629 Goodword Herald Group Tidingsscrolls Ltd. All rights reserved.

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