daily double

the hard way

ACROSS 1 First offence (8,3) 9 An unusual form of greed got one’s back up (7) 10 Entitled to be majestic (5) 11 A bit of radio talent but very little (4) 12 One flies from such crimes (8) 14 Mother’s returned a kitchen utensil - it’s junk (6) 16 Wallow in confusion (6) 18 Unusually apt due to being right in fashion (2,2,4) 19 Cab charge imposed on one (4) 22 Show travelled round (5) 23 Fix the score to suit the players (7) 24 A tailor may make his mark with it (6,5)

the easy way

ACROSS 1 Form of illicit trading (5,6) 9 Prevarication (7) 10 A tropical American fruit (5) 11 Female relative (4) 12 Weakened by age (8) 14 Gave consent (6) 16 Exacting (6) 18 Confusion (8) 19 Mark left by wound (4) 22 In the region of (5) 23 Antiquated (7) 24 Goods for sale (11) DOWN 2 Commit to memory (5) 3 Stylish in dress (4) 4 Slow stately ballroom dance (6) 5 Looked at (8) 6 Typical case (7) 7 Be unfairly treated (3,1,3,4) 8 Suffer due consequences (3,3,5) 13 Obsessive (8) 15 Bring back to original state (7) 17 The largest desert (6) 20 Category (5) 21 Sharp-tasting (4) DOWN 2 Just correct (5) 3 Boast about style of clothing (4) 4 Agreed with the head (6) 5 Capital fellow extremely single-minded (8) 6 Constructed as integral part of reformed Lib unit (7) 7 However it’s viewed it amounts to the same thing (5,6) 8 It takes liquid refreshment and leaves (3,8) 13 A worker has fallen but pass on (4,4) 15 Ring fighter turns to drama (7) 17 New act with hat and stick (6) 20 Abolish article from a yearbook (5) 21 A way through on foot (4)