CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across 1. He has a put up job (11) 8. Unfortunately Cicerone up r.o.w does not pay rent ... (5-8) 9. ... and the other Romans (2,2) 10. ... and there’s no beer up here (3,5)

12. A pressing result (6) 13. Admits being in the throng (6)

16. Lent a gun to get out of a mess ... (8)

18. ... it’s bound to occur (4) 21. Do you need a big blow to put it out? Not like 17 (9,4) 22. Hokey uncles may be creepy (11) Down 1. You’re lying if you are (5) 2. Ain’t pen – but feather-like (7) 3. Hard to find almost raw (4) 4. If you have one it’s possibly a fluke (6)

5. Got bigger, we hear, and awful (8)

6. Henri curiously found in the river (5)

7. No dealer proliferated returns (6)

11. Coins Una made capital of in Paraguay (8)

12. Wooed, so to speak, and found out (6)

14. Greta not found in market garden here (7) 15. Periodical ban – you may hide here (6)

17. Light or chainsmoke a bit (5) 19. You may have reservations living in one (5)

20. Emu and Cockney chook reportedly on the cards (4)

Yesterday

Across: 7. Usurer, 8. Europe, 9. Myth, 10. Ambition, 11. Council, 13. Tries, 15. Minor, 17. Parrots, 20. Bicycles, 21ac & 19dn. Come clean,

23. Pamela, 24. Nurses.

Down: 1. Espy, 2. Orphan, 3. Croatia, 4. Get by, 5. Crater, 6. Opponent,

12. Original, 14. Raisins, 16. Oxygen, 18. Recurs, 22. Meet.